Thursday, December 29, 2022

U.S._ Supreme Court to decide if encouraging illegal immigration is protected by free speech

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Supreme Court to decide if encouraging illegal immigration is protected by free speech


Migrants stand near the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 19, 2022. The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week. ... more >


By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Updated: 4:09 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2022



The Supreme Court will soon decide how far someone is allowed to go in encouraging illegal immigration.

The justices this month agreed to hear a case involving a man who bilked hundreds of illegal immigrants by promising them a pathway to legal status through adult adoption — something the government has never allowed.

Helaman Hansen was convicted of mail and wire fraud, but an appeals court overturned convictions of inducing illegal immigrants to come to or remain in the U.S. The judges ruled that the statute on inducing illegal immigration outlawed so much legitimate speech that it violated the First Amendment.

The Biden administration appealed to the Supreme Court, saying the government “regularly relies” on this part of the law to target migrant smugglers. Without it, the administration said, authorities would struggle to prosecute some bad actors.

“Unless this Court intervenes now and resolves the question presented, the decision below will continue to be a substantial impediment to the nationwide administration of the immigration laws,” Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices.

The case comes to the justices as the border crisis spirals out of control and as the Biden administration searches for answers that don’t involve the tough policies of its predecessor.

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