Drunk Aliens

In a New York Times story, a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court states that DUI convictions of permanent residents can no longer be used by INS as reason for deportation. The issue was a DUI conviction is not equivalent to a "crime of violence," the justification for removal proceedings. The US Supreme Court states that a "crime of violence" has more requirments in terms of the mental state (i.e. premeditation) of the person committing it in contrast to a DUI conviction which can be interpreted as due to negligence.