Legal Opinion
Leader v. Blackman
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 8, 1990No. 90 Civ. 1218 (GLG)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOETTEL, District Judge.
In this action, we are presented with what is apparently the first challenge in this circuit, and one of only a couple of challenges nationwide, to the constitutionality of section 242(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (“INA”), as amended. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2) (1988). This provision provides for the detainment of an alien who has been convicted of an “aggravated felony,” as defined by the INA, without bail pending a determination of deportability.
I. FACTS
Petitioner, Anthony Charles Leader, is a thirty year old citizen of Bermuda who has been a…
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