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Ketanji Brown Jackson: “Having enshrined a returning LPR’s already-admitted status, Congress could not have meant for the guarantees it was…”

On the recordJune 23, 2026
Having enshrined a returning LPR’s already-admitted status, Congress could not have meant for the guarantees it was affording to be so cavalierly swept aside.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson
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rollcall.com
Jun 23, 2026

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