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Pereira's Aftershocks, Lonny Hoffman Oct 2019

Pereira's Aftershocks, Lonny Hoffman

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At the end of the 2017 term, the Supreme Court decided not to stop time. Nonpermanent residents who have been placed in removal proceedings may apply for a discretionary form of relief from the Attorney General known as “cancellation of removal.” To be eligible, an applicant must show (in addition to meeting other requirements) that she has been in the United States for at least ten consecutive years. The period of continuous physical presence is interrupted when the government serves the noncitizen with a notice to appear at a removal hearing. However, in Pereira v. Sessions, the Court held that …


The Constitution As Compact And As Conscience: Individual Rights Abroad And At Our Gates, Louis Henkin Oct 1985

The Constitution As Compact And As Conscience: Individual Rights Abroad And At Our Gates, Louis Henkin

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