Fraudulent Tax Return Could Lead To Deportation

Two married resident aliens were convicted of willfully making, subscribing, and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return which caused the government a tax loss of over $10,000.  An immigration judge ordered the couple’s deportation.

On February 21, 2012, the Supreme Court decided Kawashima v. Holder, holding that the offenses that make an alien removable  include offenses that involve fraud or deceit, regardless of whether the elements of the offense require a finding of fraudulent or deceitful conduct.

The Supreme Court upheld the ruling.