Supreme Court takes up Kansas identity theft case

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a bid by Kansas to revive the state’s policy of prosecuting people for identity theft for using other people’s Social Security numbers to gain employment in a case linked to immigration issues.

The justices will hear the state’s appeal of a 2017 Kansas Supreme Court ruling that voided the convictions of three restaurant workers and found that a 1986 federal law, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, prevents states from pursuing such prosecutions.

The three men - Ramiro Garcia, Donaldo Morales and Guadalupe Ochoa-Lara - had provided their employers Social Security numbers that were not their own before being prosecuted for identity theft.

President Donald Trump has taken a hard line against illegal immigrants. His administration filed court papers siding with Kansas urging the justices to take up the appeal.

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SUPREME COURT MARCH 18, 2019 / 9:58 AM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO
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[rampartc]

1. i can't think of any reason to allow anyone to get away with ising my ssn

if your identity has ever been stolen you might want this crime to be prosecuted.