Legal Opinion
Centurion v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 21, 2017No. Docket No. 15-516PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATZMANN, Chief Judge:
In this case, we are called on to determine whether the presumption against retroactive legislation bars the application of an immigration statute. After Petitioner Charles William Centurion committed a drug crime but before Centurion’s crime was adjudicated, Congress passed a statute with immigration consequences for any lawful permanent resident who “has committed” a drug crime. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(13)(C)(v). The question is whether the statute can be given effect with respect to Centurion’s crime, even though Centurion committed the crime before the statute’s passage.…
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