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      "id": 103877,
      "date": "1998-10-16",
      "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:50:49.323941",
      "title": "I.N.S. v. Aguirre-Aguirre: Asylum for Political Offenders",
      "summary": "The Supreme Court has agreed to consider  I.N.S. v. Aguirre-Aguirre,  a case that\nfocuses on granting\nasylum to participants in political protests and uprisings. Under the Immigration and Nationality\nAct, an alien who commits a serious nonpolitical offense abroad is barred from asylum in the U.S.,\nbut there is controversy over applying this bar to politically-motivated common crimes, such as\nassault and destruction of property. In addressing this controversy, the Court may decide how\npolitical conditions in a foreign country are to affect our standards for protecting dissidents who\ncommit crimes as part of their political activities. Also at issue is how closely courts may examine\nadministrative determinations on what crimes constitute disqualifying offenses.",
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