Supreme Court of the United States
Jefferson B. Sessions, Iii v. James Garcia Dimaya.
April 17, 2018138 S. Ct. 1204
Summary
The Court held that the Immigration and Nationality Act’s residual clause in § 16(b) is unconstitutionally vague because it requires courts to apply an “ordinary case” analysis, violating the Due Process Clause’s fair‑notice requirement. The decision applies the stringent fair‑notice standard to civil deportation statutes and strikes down the provision.
Holding
- Whether INA § 16(b) is void for vagueness under the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause.. INA § 16(b) is unconstitutionally vague and therefore void.
- What standard of review applies to vagueness challenges to civil deportation statutes.. The stringent fair‑notice standard, the same as applied to criminal statutes, governs vagueness challenges to civil deportation laws.
Docket No. 15–1498.
Cited authorities
- 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101
- 8 U.S.C. § 1255
- 8 U.S.C. §§ 1227
- 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F)
- 18 U.S.C. §§ 25
- 18 U.S.C. § 842(p)(2)
- 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)
- 18 U.S.C. § 1956(c)(7)(B)(ii)