Legal Opinion
Grace v. Whitaker
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 17, 2018No. 18-cv-01853 (EGS)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge
When Congress passed the Refugee Act in 1980, it made its intentions clear: the purpose was to enforce the "historic policy of the United States to respond to the urgent needs of persons subject to persecution in their homelands." Refugee Act of 1980, § 101(a), Pub. L. No. 96-212, 94 Stat. 102 (1980). Years later, Congress amended the immigration laws to provide for expedited removal of those seeking admission to the United States. Under the expedited removal process, an alien could be summarily removed after a preliminary inspection by an…
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