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  • Deportation for Obstruction of Justice

    Deportation for Obstruction of Justice

    The federal immigration law states that non-citizens can be deported for aggravated felony charges including charges, “relating to obstruction of justice.” The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision, in Pugin v. Garland, that obstruction of justice applies even if it “prevents an investigation or proceeding from commencing in the first place.” Whereas,…