Jorge Luna Torres, Petitioner v. Loretta E. Lynch

Summary

The Court held that a state offense qualifies as an 'aggravated felony' under the Immigration and Nationality Act even if it lacks an interstate commerce jurisdictional element required in the corresponding federal statute. The Court reasoned that Congress intended the aggravated felony definition to apply regardless of whether the offense violates federal, state, or foreign law, and established background principles distinguish between substantive and jurisdictional elements. Justice Sotomayor dissented, arguing that the plain text requires every element to match.