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Law School News: From Classroom To Courtroom 11-10-2022, Michelle Choate
Law School News: From Classroom To Courtroom 11-10-2022, Michelle Choate
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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The Suspension Clause After Department Of Homeland Security V. Thuraissigiam, Jonathan Hafetz
The Suspension Clause After Department Of Homeland Security V. Thuraissigiam, Jonathan Hafetz
St. John's Law Review
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In June 2020, in Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected a constitutional challenge to Congress’s decision to eliminate habeas corpus jurisdiction over legal challenges to expedited removal orders by noncitizens in federal detention.
In Thuraissigiam, U.S. border patrol stopped the petitioner, Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam, a Sri Lankan national of Tamil ethnicity, shortly after he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without inspection or an entry document. The petitioner asserted that he was fleeing persecution in his home country and sought asylum in the United States. The asylum officer concluded that Thuraissigiam had …