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Identify Theft Law Can’t Be Used to Prosecute Illegal Immigrants
The Supreme Court’s decision gives the government yet another reason to focus enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws against employers, not illegal immigrants. By ADAM LIPTAK and JULIA PRESTON New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a favorite tool of prosecutors in immigration cases, ruling unanimously that a federal identity-theft law…