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Proxies For Loyalty In Constitutional Immigration Law: Citizenship And Race After September 11, Victor C. Romero
Proxies For Loyalty In Constitutional Immigration Law: Citizenship And Race After September 11, Victor C. Romero
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The purpose of this article is to share some thoughts about using citizenship and race as proxies for loyalty in constitutional immigration discourse within two contexts: one historical and one current. The current context is the profiling of Muslim and Arab immigrants post-September 11, and the historical context is the distinction the Constitution draws between birthright and naturalized citizens in the Presidential Eligibility Clause.
Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune: The Deportation Of "Aggravated Felons", Valerie Neal
Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune: The Deportation Of "Aggravated Felons", Valerie Neal
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Any foreign national who is convicted of an "aggravated felony," as that term is defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act, is subject to deportation from the United States. Deportation of so-called "aggravated felons" is in no way contingent upon the particular facts and circumstances in a given case. More troublingly, on the judiciary has no authority to review a deportation order based "aggravated felony" grounds. In the past decade, Congress has expanded the definition of "aggravated felony" to encompass many minor crimes that are neither aggravated nor felonious.
The deportation of foreign nationals on "aggravated felony" grounds is effectively …