United States preemptionircaidentity theft

Kansas v. Garcia

Kansas v. Garcia, 589 U.S. 191 (2020)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2020

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Immigration Reform and Control Act does not, expressly or impliedly, preempt a State from prosecuting unauthorized noncitizens under generally applicable identity-theft and fraud statutes for using another person's Social Security number on tax-withholding and other non-Form-I-9 employment documents.

Area of Law

General

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