Antillon v. Department of Employment Security

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Baltazar Antillon brought this action to review an action of the Board of Review of the Industrial Commission. The Commission found Antillon had knowingly withheld material information on his alien status from his unemployment claims in order to obtain benefits to which he was not entitled. 1 We reverse.

Antillon is a citizen of Mexico who has resided in the United States since 1971, leaving the country only for short “vacations” in Mexico. Antillon entered the United States, both initially and after each “vacation,” illegally, “jumping the fence” near El Paso,…