Gorsuch Not a Sure Vote for Trump in Immigration Crackdown
- Top court nominee sided with man who came to U.S. illegally
- Judge attacked doctrine that gives executive branch last word
QuickTake: U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch
This article is for subscribers only.
A Mexican immigrant who twice entered the U.S. illegally has one man in particular to thank for being able to live and work in Oklahoma City with his family -- Judge Neil M. Gorsuch.
Gorsuch, the nominee President Donald Trump is betting on to be his Supreme Court tie-breaker, wrote a 2016 ruling permitting Hugo Rosario Gutierrez-Brizuela to stay in the U.S. and, his lawyer hopes, within a few years become a citizen.