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Migrant worker imprisoned for workplace fistfight

Worker T (anonymized, on E-9 visa)·Migrant worker·District Court · 2021

Harm

Two punches, minor injury

Sentence

8m

Court

District Court

Guideline

Comparison thesis

A migrant worker's two punches: 8 months prison. A chairman's years-long employee abuse: still light per-count.

'Flight risk' justified denial of suspension for the migrant — yet the chairman's economic resources were never treated as flight risk, despite the much greater capacity to evade.

Case summary

An E-9 visa worker who threw two punches in a workplace argument over wages was sentenced to 8 months of actual imprisonment. The court refused suspension citing 'flight risk' due to visa status, despite the absence of any prior criminal record.

Disparity flags

Strict toward weak
Above guideline

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