The Supreme Court rebuffed a lawsuit challenging a law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” illegal immigration, ruling that the provision was not excessively broad or unconstitutional. In the case of U.S. v Hansen, Helaman Hansen, a California resident, defrauded hundreds of noncitizens by falsely promising them a path to citizenship through “adult adoption.” Despite the absence of such a pathway in U.S. law, Hansen managed to make nearly $2 million from over 450 foreign nationals. Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the opinion, highlighting how victims had invested their life savings in this scheme. Hansen, who was convicted of fraud and promoting illegal immigration, contested the conviction, arguing that the law was overly broad. While a district court upheld the conviction, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Hansen’s favor, deeming the law on encouragement to be overly broad and in violation of the free speech clause of the First Amendment.
In a significant victory for the Biden administration, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of ICE’s enforcement policy challenge. The case involved Republican states attempting to challenge the administration’s narrowed priorities for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The states argued that these priorities resulted in fewer arrests and deportations, burdening them with additional costs related to illegal immigration. However, the majority opinion, penned by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, asserted that the states lacked standing to challenge the priorities and that such a lawsuit was unprecedented.
It is noteworthy that this immigration ruling was the second handed down by the court on that day. The Supreme Court also ruled 8-1 to dismiss the Republican-state challenge, recognizing that federal courts have traditionally not entertained lawsuits seeking to alter arrest policies to increase the number of arrests.
In conclusion, the Supreme Court’s recent rulings uphold the law criminalizing the encouragement of illegal immigration and support ICE’s narrowed enforcement priorities. These decisions mark significant wins for the Biden administration and reinforce the legal framework surrounding immigration in the United States.
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