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

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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.