JURIST - Paper Chase: 9-11 terrorists entered using doctored passports

In Monday's immigration law news, investigators told a 9-11 Commission hearing that as many as 13 of the terrorists involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks got into the US using suspicious passports. One of the terrorists was allowed to enter the country after claiming to be a student, despite the fact that he possessed a tourist visa, which does not allow a holder to take classes. Others entered on passports that had been doctored "in ways that have been associated with al-Qaida." The Washington Times has more... In other immigration law news, the Michigan Supreme Court has taken a case on whether an illegal immigrant is entitled to the same worker's compensation benefits as an American citizen. Lawyers for David Sanchez, an illegal immigrant who had his arm crushed on the job, say that state law provides that aliens are covered as well as citizens. The defendant company argues that Sanchez is a criminal because of his status as an illegal immigrant, and thus disqualified from the benefits.

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