Court rules for authorities who want to deport car thief

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Last Update: 1/17/2007 4:45:07 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has sided with U-S immigration authorities who want to deport a man convicted in a car theft case in California.

In a near-unanimous decision, the court ruled today that immigration law provides for deporting someone convicted of aiding and abetting a theft offense when the term of imprisonment is at least one year.

The ruling involves Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez, a Peruvian immigrant who was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to a state theft charge.