Kansas v. Garcia

Decided March 3, 2020. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-834 · 589 U.S. 191 · Cited 120 times

The Kansas statutes under which respondents, three unauthorized aliens, were convicted—for fraudulently using another person’s Social Security number on state and federal tax-withholding forms submitted to their employers—are not expressly preempted by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; and respondents’ argument that those laws are preempted by implication is rejected.

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