Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled 7 to 2 on Tuesday that noncitizens are not subject to mandatory deportation for violating state marijuana laws.
Writing for the majority, Justice Sonia Sotomayor opined that low-level marijuana offenses may not be legally classified by US immigration authorities as “aggravated felonies” under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, which defines such acts as deportable offenses for noncitizens.
The petitioner in the case,…
