Supreme Court justices question whether a federal law that criminalizes inducing illegal immigration is an unconstitutional infringement on free speech rights.
justices on Monday questioned whether a federal law that criminalizes inducing illegal immigration is an unconstitutional infringement on free speech rights.
Several members of the court queried whether the law was overly broad, meaning it could criminalize protected speech, although it was not clear if there is majority among the nine justices to strike it down.who from 2012 to 2016 ran a program in which he charged as much as $10,000 for a purported pathway to citizenship. He claimed that undocumented immigrants could become citizens via an adult adoption service and persuaded 471 people to participate.
Justice Elena Kagan likewise said there is a"world of communications" taking place every day involving undocumented immigrants, their families and professional advisers like lawyers that could potentially be criminalized under the law.
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