Coverage dated June 22, 2023

Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship.

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  1. Fox News

    Supreme Court upholds law barring encouraging illegal immigration (opens Fox News)

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    The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a challenge to a law that forbids people from encouraging or inducing illegal immigration -- finding it is not overly broad.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship.

  3. amNewYork

    Supreme Court upholds federal law that punishes people who encourage illegal immigration (opens amNewYork)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a

  4. Local News 8

    Supreme Court upholds provision of federal law that prohibits encouragement of illegal immigration (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a provision of federal law that prohibits the encouragement of illegal immigration for financial gain, ruling against a man who ran an organization falsely claiming that noncitizens could obtain citizenship in …

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Supreme Court rules for law used to prosecute people accused of encouraging illegal immigration (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The court by a 7-2 vote Friday rejected arguments the law is too broad and violates the Constitution.

  6. Voice of America

    US Supreme Court Upholds Law Against Encouraging Illegal Immigration (opens Voice of America)

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    The 7-2 ruling overturned a lower court's decision to strike down the provision, part of a larger immigration statute, in a case involving a California man named Helaman Hansen who deceived immigrants through a phony 'adult adoption' program

  7. The Washington Free Beacon

    Supreme Court Upholds Law Against Encouraging Illegal Immigration (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    A federal law that makes it a crime for a person to encourage illegal immigration does not violate constitutional free speech protections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday in upholding the decades-old measure defended by President Joe Biden's administration.

  8. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration

  9. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court affirms government can ban 'encouragement' of illegal immigration (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court affirmed on Friday the federal government's ability to deter any "encouragement" of illegal immigration, siding with the Justice Department.

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