Legal Opinion
United States v. Aguilar
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1989No. Nos. 86-1208 to 86-1215PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants were convicted of masterminding and running a modern-day underground railroad that smuggled Central American natives across the Mexican border with Arizona.1 Beginning in Mexico, *667various appellants directed illegal aliens to several Arizona churches that operated as self-described sanctuaries. From Arizona, appellants sent many of these illegal aliens to Chicago, Illinois, where they were subsequently dispersed throughout the United States to so-called safehouses. Appellants were sentenced to varying terms of probation; none received jail terms.
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3Cited by189 opinions
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