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Editor's Comments of the Day
The Supreme Court has granted
certiorari to resolve the conflict between two cases
involving men who could not be deported because their
home countries would not take them back. In Zadvydas
v. Underdown,.No. 97-31345 (5th Cir. 1999), the
appeals court decided the government could hold the alien
beyond the 90 days spelled out by law, but in Ma
v. Reno, No. 99-35976 (9th Cir. Apr. 10, 2000),
the 9th Circuit ordered the man released. Indefinite detention
seems a harsh penalty to pay for an accident of birth.
Federal Register News of the Day
Settlement Authority of Department of Justice Agencies
This final rule delegates to certain agencies within the Department of Justice the authority to settle administrative
claims filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act where the amount of the settlement does not exceed $50,000.
This rule will be effective October 10, 2000.
Cases of the Day
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Alien Detention Case
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The Supreme court has granted certiorari to resolve the
conflict between
Zadvydas v. Underdown, No. 97-31345 (5th Cir. 1999),
and Ma
v. Reno, No. 99-35976 (9th Cir. Apr. 10, 2000).
Passport is a Passport
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In US v. Vrajitoriu, No. 00-1260 (8th Cir. Oct. 10, 2000), the court found that the plain reading of a
law making it a crime to use a forgery of or false passport to defraud the United States was not limited
to United States passport.
Habeas Granted to Proceed Under Post-IIRIRA Law
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In Welch v. Reno, No. CCB-99-2801 (Md. Sept. 20, 2000), the court granted the habeas petition to proceed under the post-IIRIRA law where 1994 Order to Show Cause was based on a conviction which had been vacated and the current proceedings were based on a 1999 conviction.
False Claim of Citizenship on I-9 Not Crime of Moral Turpitude
In a recent decision the Board of Immigration Appeals found that a false claim to citizenship on an I-9 form is not a crime involving moral turpitude and any misrepresentation in procuring employment does not constitute an immigration benefit. (Courtesy of Eugene J. Flynn)
Immigration News of the Day
Illegal Immigrants Get a Free Pass From INS
According to the Chicago Sun Times critics of the INS say that because of the booming economy there are more illegal immigrants in this country than ever and the INS is not doing much about it. Critics charge that the agency's hands-off approach towards undocumented employees in workplaces amounts to an amnesty for the more than five million illegal immigrants living in this country.
INS Bullying Tactics Against Immigrants Must Stop
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle gives examples of intimidation by INS agents who arrest and deport immigrants without even doing the necessary investigation.
ILW.COM Highlights of the Day
Reflections of an Indian Business Traveler in the United States
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ILW.COM Chats and Discussions of the Day
Chat in Spanish
The transcript of the chat in Spanish with Attorney
Barry Leiber has been posted on the chat transcripts page.
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