Unauthorized Immigrant Can Face Gun Charge, 1st Circ. Says

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton ( May 6, 2026, 6:46 PM EDT) -- The First Circuit has reversed the dismissal of an indictment against an unauthorized immigrant charged with firearm possession, holding that the federal ban on unauthorized immigrants possessing firearms is consistent with the nation's tradition of firearm regulation....

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