On Sep 29, 2016, the Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in Lynch v. Dimaya, Docket No. 15-4998. In this case, the Supreme Court will consider whether 18 U.S.C. 16(b) (one of the two crime of violence provisions) as incorporated into the INA’s provisions governing an alien’s removal from the United States is unconstitutionally vague.
Ksena Karelina Freed From Russian Prison
April 14, 2025
Ksena Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russia citizen, was freed from Russian prison in a prisoner exchange after she had received a lengthy sentence for making a $52 donation to a charity conducting humanitarian work in Ukraine.
