The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that immigrants convicted of minor drug offences should not face automatic deportation. This decision could allow thousands of legal immigrants that chance to argue leniency from immigration judges. The court over ruled the legal interpretations of the federal government and a lower appeals court saying that Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo should have the opportunity to state his case to stay in the country. Carachuri-Rosendo was a citizen of the United States for five years before he was deported back to Mexico after being convicted of possessing a single tablet of Xanax and a small amount of Marijuana earlier that year.
I think that this is an important decision for the court. Although zero tolerance policies are effective, they leave no room for discretion. the Ability to be subjective is an important aspect to the government in the United States.
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