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Section 1251 - Transferred

1 Analyses of this statute by attorneys

  1. Tex Ct App: In Padilla case, wrong about immigration law; concurrence reconsiders whether Ex Post Facto Clause applies to immigration

    University of Denver Sturm College of LawJune 21, 2012

    And, even in 1987, an LPR convicted of a CIMT within five years of admission and sentenced to confinement for a year or more “shall…be deported.” 8 U.S.C. § 1251(b)(4) (1982). Galvan-Herrera’s five-year prison term would have satisfied the one-year confinement requirement.