http://www.advancingequality.org Asian American Justice Center Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, Asian American Justice Center Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@advancingequality.org Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:17:33 GMT Release http://www.advancingequality.org/en/rel/196/ Washington, D.C.—The United States Supreme Court on Monday issued a unanimous decision in Nijhawan v. Holder making it easier for immigration officials to deport individuals based on information not specifically determined by a jury or judge in assigning a criminal conviction. In March, the Asian American Justice Center and its affiliates—the Asian American Institute of Chicago, Ill., the Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco, Calif. and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Los Angeles, Calif.—joined the National Council of La Raza and 12 other organizations in filing a friend of the court brief to the Supreme Court in support of petitioner Manoj Nijhawan. We are disappointed that the Supreme Court has decided to eschew the categorical approach, said Vincent A. Eng, deputy director of AAJC. Giving courts the authority to look beyond the facts determined in a criminal conviction undermines individuals’ right to due process and fairness. Nijhawan, who immigrated to the United... http://www.advancingequality.org/en/rel/196/ noemail@advancingequality.org Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT