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Man Arrested in AZ Has Been Deported 20 Times:  An Arizona man arrested following a high-speed chase is an illegal immigrant from Mexico who has been deported 20 times.  The AP reports that Genaro Cisneros-Delgado led a sheriff's deputy on a 30-mile car chase at dangerously high speeds before crashing through a locked gate and fleeing on foot with three other passengers.  The other passengers were also illegal immigrants from Mexico being smuggled by Cisneros-Delgado.  All four men were apprehended by law enforcement.

Man Avoids Death Penalty in 1997, Returns to Prison for Murder:  Targeted for the death penalty two decades ago for a 1994 robbery-murder, George Jones was sentenced to 30 years in prison.  He was released on parole in 2012, and is now back behind bars for another murder.  Bill Wichert of NJ reports that Jones pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter in the 2013 murder.  His attorneys contend that he is mentally incompetent.  His sentencing is scheduled for May 5.

Study Says Sex Offenders May Have Linked Genes:  A 37-yearlong study of 20,000 men convicted of sex crimes in Sweden has revealed that genetics may play a role in the propensity toward sexual offending.  Don Melvin of CNN reports that the results of the study conclude that the biological sons of sex offenders were five times more likely than the norm to commit sex offenses.  One of the experts conducting the research believes using this information will be helpful to social workers who are working with families combating these issues.

Georgia to Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates:  Georgia has ended its refusal to allow new hormone therapy to transgender inmates and is willing to provide treatment that is "constitutionally appropriate."  Deborah Sontag of the NY Times reports that Ashley Diamond, a transgender woman incarcerated at a men's facility, brought a lawsuit against the state claiming that her hormone treatment was illegally cut off.  The Justice Department sided with her, stating that the denial of her treatment violated prison officials' "obligation to assess and treat gender dysmorphia" as it would any other disease or mental condition.  Diamond is also suing the state for their failure to protect her from sexual violence.

New York City May Give Non-Citizens the Right to Vote:  The majority of the New York City council are in support of a bill that would give more than one million non-citizens full rights to vote in local elections, possibly solidifying "far-left dominance of New York City's government."  John Fund of the National Review reports that supporters of the bill feel that the interests of citizens and legal residents are synonymous, while opponents contest that voting is a right that must be earned through citizenship.  Mayor Bill de Blasio issued municipal ID cards to 500,000 undocumented immigrants last year, so it is unlikely that he will veto the bill.

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