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CONVICTIONS, PARDONS, AND THE U.S. BORDER

Posted bywpengine 31 July 2019

Pardons are supposed to let a former offender move on. So why do they sometimes create more problems than they solve at the U.S. border?

Source: Pardons aren’t supposed to be visible at the U.S. border. Here’s why they often are

Posted bywpengine31 July 2019Posted inUncategorized

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