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Sonia Sotomayor: “The majority ignores that 'arrival' and 'arriving' in the immigration context have never focused on the precise location…”

On the recordJuly 3, 2026
The majority ignores that 'arrival' and 'arriving' in the immigration context have never focused on the precise location of a noncitizen’s feet.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Dissenting in a Supreme Court ruling on immigration.

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