Immigration Laws: California Law

immigration laws: The opinion comes as the Trump administration steps up enforcement of the nation's immigration laws, including deporting those who commit crimes, according to Metro News. Immigration arrests have increased 38 per cent this year, compared with a similar period last year. The justices ruled unanimously that while Juan Esquivel-Quintana committed a crime under California law, his conduct did not violate federal immigration law. California law makes it a crime to have sex with anyone under 18 if the age difference is more than three years. But Esquivel-Quintana said his conduct would have been legal under federal law and the laws of 43 other states that are less strict. That applied to Esquivel-Quintana, who had sex with his 16-year-old girlfriend before and after his 21st birthday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.