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Rules Are Made To Be Broken: How The Process Of Expedited Removal Fails Asylum Seekers, Michele Pistone, John Hoeffner May 2006

Rules Are Made To Be Broken: How The Process Of Expedited Removal Fails Asylum Seekers, Michele Pistone, John Hoeffner

Michele R. Pistone

Immigration inspectors are authorized to deport persons who arrive at U.S. ports without valid travel documents. This process, which usually occurs within 48 hours and does not allow for judicial review, is called expedited removal. This article begins by summarizing the findings of the few studies allowed access to the process. The authors extrapolate from the studies to demonstrate that thousands of genuine asylum seekers have erroneously been deported via expedited removal. The greatest cause of erroneous deportation is a failure by the agency responsible for the process, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to follow its own rules. The heart …


Perspectives On The Content Of The Chruch's Social Message: Should The Church Sound Its Voice In The Tower Of Babel?, Michele Pistone Dec 2005

Perspectives On The Content Of The Chruch's Social Message: Should The Church Sound Its Voice In The Tower Of Babel?, Michele Pistone

Michele R. Pistone

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No Admissions: Bureaucratic Denial And The Expansion Of Expedited Removal, Michele Pistone, John Hoeffner Dec 2005

No Admissions: Bureaucratic Denial And The Expansion Of Expedited Removal, Michele Pistone, John Hoeffner

Michele R. Pistone

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An Overview Of United States Immigration Law, Michele Pistone Dec 2005

An Overview Of United States Immigration Law, Michele Pistone

Michele R. Pistone

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Religion And Public Affairs: Should The Church Sound Its Voice In The Tower Of Babel?, Michele Pistone Dec 2005

Religion And Public Affairs: Should The Church Sound Its Voice In The Tower Of Babel?, Michele Pistone

Michele R. Pistone

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The Acceptance Of Immigrants: Lessons From The Past And Questions For The Future, Michele Pistone, John Hoeffner Dec 2005

The Acceptance Of Immigrants: Lessons From The Past And Questions For The Future, Michele Pistone, John Hoeffner

Michele R. Pistone

Thirty-five million Europeans immigrated to the United States from 1840 to 1920. Their successful integration provides much hope that the United States and Europe can successfully meet the challenges presented by the modern large-scale migrations of Mexicans to the United States and Muslims to Europe . Such success, however, is not inevitable. Each of these immigrant groups presents numerous integration challenges. Some of the challenges echo issues that arose a century ago in the great European migrations to the United States. Others may be considered new, however, such as those that arise from certain developments in technology, globalization, and the …