In a decision handed down on March 14th, 2013, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal, noting, «A sentencing judge may exercise his or her discretion to take collateral
immigration consequences into account, provided that the sentence ultimately imposed is proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender.»
«[A] sentencing judge may exercise his or her discretion to take collateral
immigration consequences into account, provided that the sentence that is ultimately imposed is proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender,» he wrote.
Not exact matches
Albeit the implementation details of the
immigration ban
into the United States, which applies to citizens of Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Syria remain ambiguous, some of the initial
consequences are already evident in the field of science: Numerous scientists on global assignments were not granted entry
into the United States.
When the new
immigration law came
into force in 2002, it became a lot easier to become criminally inadmissible to Canada with more serious
consequences.
In this case the SCC was asked to consider whether criminal or appellate courts should take the unintended
consequences of criminal sentences
into consideration, particularly when they relate to the
immigration status of the offender.
If you are not a United States citizen, you may face
immigration consequences (including deportation, denial of entry
into the U.S., denial of a green card, and denial of citizenship) because of criminal charges.
Since 1985, we have pursued a single mission providing
immigration policymakers, the academic community, news media, and concerned citizens with reliable information about the social, economic, environmental, security, and fiscal
consequences of legal and illegal
immigration into United States.