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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: rangerrebew on November 14, 2019, 04:59:20 pm
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Legal Experts: Immigration Officials Might Challenge Newsom’s Criminal Immigrant Pardons
By Alice Salles
November 13, 2019 Updated: November 13, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently granted four pardons and two commutations. Among those pardoned were immigrants Victor Ayala from El Salvador, Arnou Aghamalian from Iran, and Thear Seam from Cambodia, all immigrants or refugees who arrived in the United States as children or teenagers.
Because of California’s sanctuary policies, the governor’s move is raising questions regarding his motives.
According to the governor’s office, Newsom doesn’t come by the decision to respond to clemency petitions lightly, as he “weighs numerous factors in his review of clemency applications, including an applicant’s self-development and conduct since the offense, whether the grant is consistent with public safety and in the interest of justice, and the impact of a grant on the community.â€
https://www.theepochtimes.com/legal-experts-immigration-officials-might-challenge-newsoms-criminal-immigrant-pardons_3135853.html (https://www.theepochtimes.com/legal-experts-immigration-officials-might-challenge-newsoms-criminal-immigrant-pardons_3135853.html)
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The headline is a bit misleading, through over-simplification. First, what might be done would affect both gubernatorial and judicial pardons or verdict/sentence changes in any state, not just Newsom's. Second, what might be done would be to ignore rather than challenge Newsom's and other governor's pardons.