Legal Opinion
Castro v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 16, 2016No. Civ. No. 15-6153PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Diamond, District Judge
Petitioners — twenty-nine Central American women and their thirty-five minor children — were seized by the Department of Homeland Security within minutes of their illegal entry into the United States. Acting pursuant to the Immigration and Naturalization Act, DHS ordered their “expedited removal” after finding that none had a “credible fear” of torture or persecution upon return to Central America. See 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1). Seeking habeas relief, Petitioners argue that the Act’s credible fear evaluation process is inadequate, resulting in erroneous negative…
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