The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a section of a federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship.
The court, by a 7-2 vote, rejected arguments that the law is too broad and violates the Constitution.
The case involves a section of federal immigration law that says a person who “encourages or induces” a non-citizen to come to or remain in the United States illegally can be punished by up to five years in prison.
That’s increased to 10 years if the person doing the encouraging is doing so for personal financial gain.
The case in front of the court involved Helaman Hansen, who lived in Elk Grove, California, near Sacramento.
The federal government says that from 2012 to 2016, Hansen deceived hundreds of non-citizens into believing that he could guarantee them a path to citizenship through adult adoption.
Based on Hansen’s promises, officials say, people either came to or stayed in the United States in violation of the law, even though Hansen knew that the adult adoptions he was arranging would not lead to citizenship.
The government says that at least 471 people paid him between $550 and $10,000 each and that he collected more than $1.8 million in total.
Hansen was ultimately convicted of encouragement charges as well as fraud charges.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the encouragement charges and another 20 years on the fraud charges.
But, a federal appeals court ruled that the law on encouragement is overbroad and violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment and overturned just those convictions.
The case is United States v. Helaman Hansen, 22-179.
WHY DOESN’T THIS APPLY TO JOE BIDEN? Same situation only worse. Biden INVITED ILLEGALS and made NO PROVISIONS for them to have shelter, food, water, Medical care, transportation OR to gain CITIZENSHIP. HE LIED TO THEM. NOW WE HAVE 6 Million ILLEGALS and Joe Biden has NOT PROVIDED FINANCIAL AID OR NECESSITIES FOR ANY OF THEM. AND, JB is still INVITING ILLEGALS to cross the Border KILLING hundreds of thousands of children with the Fentanyl. ⚖️✝️✡️⚖️
I CANT WAIT TO SEE THIS BASTARD , FJB EXECUTED BY A US MARINE FIRING SQUAD. FJB HAS COMMITTED HUNDREDS OF CRIME AGAINST AMERICA JUST FOR DISHONEST GAIN, $$$$$$$ . FJB DOES NOT AND NEVER CARED TO DO ANYTHING GOOD FOR AMERICANS AND FOIR AMERICA. ALL FJB CARED FOR WAS FOR GREED, MONEY POWER WHICH HE WILL NEVER ESCAPE JUSTICE ON JUDGEMENT DAY , AND NEITHER WILL I ANS EVERY SINGLE HUMAN , GOD FORGIVE ME FOR MY SINS.
He did it for the votes
There are many Soros backed groups down by our Southern Border which include lawyers and social workers that are encouraging people from 126 countries to come here!!!! On the Mexico side the drug cartels are being paid to get the illegal immigrants, sex traffickers and drugs across our border!!! Right now our border is a free for all and every country is sending there people for many different reasons!!! And if you think about it there’s only one country right now that can claim asylum and that’s Ukraine!!! The rest of this is pure BS!!!!! You’re finally seeing what Barack Obama meant when he said he is going to “FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM THIS COUNTRY” He is still working behind the scenes to make sure this happens!!!!! The Cognitive Mess and his Handlers are not the only ones to blame for this!!! The Republicans had the House, Senate and the Presidency for two years and the RINO’S fought President Trump tooth and nail not to reform immigration law!!!! You have LITTLE RAT RINO PAUL RYAN and MITCH MCCONNELL to thank for this as well!!!! Most people in this country think that the President makes the laws, he does not Congress does which includes the House and the Senate!!! Both parties have been screwing the AMERICAN PEOPLE for 40+ years when it comes to immigration!!!! The erosion of the American People not voting in their state and local elections is what has brought us to this point!!! These Senators, Congressman and Congresswoman are the ones who make immigration law and every other law!!!
Wake up AMERICA!!!!!
TRUMP 2024!!!!
Why don’t these prosecutions and results apply to Hunter Biden. Does anyone think that Hunter Biden’s slap on the wrist will be used to free other felons of legitimate charges or will the double standard now be in place forever? The judge in Arkansas will be historically remembered for her ruling. It will be up for discussing and debate in every law school in the country and she will be discredited at every turn.
Who in their right mind would even think to do something like that? Total greed on his part. They also need to round up the people he brought here illegally and send them back to their home country.