Anti-Drug Abuse Act Creates "Aggravated Felony" Category, Merging War on Drugs with Deportation
President Ronald Reagan signs the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, introducing the “aggravated felony” concept into immigration law for the first time. Initially defined narrowly to include murder, federal drug trafficking, and illicit trafficking in certain firearms or destructive devices, …
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