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Freedom from Detention: The Constitutionality of Mandatory Detention for Criminal Aliens Seeking to Challenge Grounds for Removal
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  • Darlene Goring, Louisiana State University Law Center
Abstract

The article focuses on the immigration system of the U.S., and mentions constitutionality of mandatory detention for criminal aliens who are seeking to challenge grounds for removal. Topics include U.S. Supreme Court case Demore v. Kim, which deals with mandatory detention during removal proceedings; current statutory framework governing mandatory detention for criminal aliens; and modification of the mandatory detention framework offering protection of the fundamental liberty.

Comments

69 Ark. L. Rev. 911 (2017)

Disciplines
Keywords
  • Emigration & immigration law,
  • Detention of persons -- Lawsuits & claims,
  • United States -- Emigration & immigration -- Government policy,
  • Noncitizen criminals -- United States -- Legal status,
  • laws,
  • etc.,
  • Demore v. Kim (Supreme Court case)
Date of Authorship for this Version
1-1-2017
Citation Information
Darlene Goring. "Freedom from Detention: The Constitutionality of Mandatory Detention for Criminal Aliens Seeking to Challenge Grounds for Removal" Vol. 69 Iss. 4 (2017) p. 911 - 942
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/darlene_goring/11/