Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

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Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

SCOTUS Upholds Expedited Removal of Undocumented Immigrants

The Supreme Court held that the limits set by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 do not violate the Suspension Clause in Article I of the Constitution. This decision denies undocumented immigrants the right to habeas corpus review of the government’s removal decisions.

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Trump's Executive Order on Immigration: A Summary

This afternoon, the Trump administration released the text of a new executive order concerning “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.” The stated purpose of the order is to improve national security policy and public safety measures by “direct[ing] executive departments and agencies [] to deploy all lawful means to secure the Nation’s southern border, to prevent further illegal immigration into the United States and to repatriate i

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Visa Waivers and Immigration Fraud in Terrorism Prosecutions

Gubernatorial and presidential candidate fretting about refugees, and House passage last week of a bill aimed at effectively halting resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States, has the country in a frenzy about migration and terrorism. Steve has already written about the law of federalism and refugees.

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