Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Affect Deportation Appeals of Illegal Immigrants

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a key deadline affecting some noncitizens; in particular, illegal immigrants who seek protection from deportation to countries where they say they fear persecution or torture. The decision could resolve conflicting interpretations among lower courts on how strictly the timing of deportation appeals should be enforced. The high court agreed on Nov. 4 to hear a case brought by Pierre Riley, a Jamaican national who overstayed his visa to the United States in 1995. In 2006, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for possessing and intending to distribute more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana, as well as for possessing a firearm related to the drug offense....