U.S. Supreme Court Protects Rights of Lawful Permanent Residents to Travel without Risking Denial of Re-Admission
On March 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision protecting the rights of immigrants with long ago criminal convictions to travel abroad without risking detention and removal upon their return. In Vartelas v. Holder, No 10-1211, the Supreme Court struck down the government’s retroactive application of a 1996 immigration law amendment that the government said allowed denial of … Read more »