ACLU lawyers fret the anti-inducement law under which Hansen was charged criminalizes support commonly offered to illegal immigrants, such as tips about evading ICE raids. The convicted conman, Helaman Hansen, scammed almost 500 illegal immigrants out of $1 million by giving phony advice about applying for citizenship.
The ACLU is helping an immigration scamster beat federal criminal charges as it seeks to strike down a federal law that makes it a felony to induce illegal immigration.
