Luna Torres v. Lynch

Luna Torres v. Lynch
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 3, 2015 Decided May 19, 2016
Full case name	Jorge Luna Torres, Petitioner v. Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General
Docket nos.	14–1096
Citations	578 U.S. ___ (more)
Opinion announcement	Opinion announcement
Holding
Section 1101(a)(43) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, which includes "aggravated felony" as a possible reason for deporting a non-citizen, can include state offenses, if all of the elements of the federal crime are met with the exception of being related to interstate or foreign commerce.
Court membership
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority	Kagan, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito
Dissent	Sotomayor, joined by Thomas, Breyer
Laws applied
Immigration and Nationality Act

Luna Torres v. Lynch, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that section 1101(a)(43) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, which includes "aggravated felony" as a possible reason for deporting a non-citizen, can include state offenses, if all of the elements of the federal crime are met with the exception of being related to interstate or foreign commerce.

Background

George Luna was convicted of arson and sentenced to one day in prison and five years of probation. Seven years following, immigration officials sought to have Luna removed from the country for his "aggravated felony" under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Opinion of the Court

Associate Justice Elena Kagan authored a 5–3 decision.

External links

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