Legal Opinion
Turkmen v. Hasty
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 17, 2015No. Docket Nos. 13-981, 13-999, 13-1002, 13-1003, 13-1662PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLER and WESLEY, Circuit Judges:
On September 11, 2001, “19 Arab Muslim hijackers who counted themselves members in good standing of al Qaeda” hijacked four airplanes and killed over 3,000 people on American soil. Ashcroft v. Iqbal (Iqbal), 556 U.S. 662, 682, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009). This case raises a difficult and delicate set of legal issues concerning individuals who were caught up in the post-9/11 investigation even though they were unquestionably never involved in terrorist activity. Plaintiffs are eight male, “out-of-status” aliens 1 who were arrested on immigration…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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