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Deportation
Deportation, not to be confused with extradition, generally means the expulsion of someone from a place or country. In general, the term now refers exclusively to the expulsion of foreigners (the expulsion of natives is usually called banishment, exile, or transportation). Historically, it also referred to penal transportation.
"A deportation case against a dead man: Nasin Rivera, an illegal immigrant, died in San Bernardino County in August; Seven months later, the federal government is still proceeding with the deportation case against him."
"A deportation case against a dead man: Nasin Rivera, an illegal immigrant, died in San Bernardino County in August; Seven months later, the federal government is still proceeding with the deportation case against him...
IAC in deportation
In Aris v. Mukasey, 07-1211-ag (2d Cir. February 20, 2008), the Second Circuit held that an illegal alien scheduled for a deportation hearing whose lawyer failed to tell him of the hearing and then correct it after found out that deportation was going to occur, and the government played word games in trying to deport the defendant anyway, received ineffective assistance of counsel...
Help Yourself to Deportation
Following a raid on a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa that's been condemned as "inhumane" and "a Kafkaesque travesty of justice," U...
Nun Threatened with Deportation
My student, Ash Mayfield, brought the following to my attention. Jim Roberts of KTBS reports: "Sister Cristina Angelini has been called the heart and soul of Shreveport's Renzi Center, an early child development center run by the Catholic church...
U.S. War Deserter set for Deportation
Robin Long - should his deportation be carried out as ordered - will be removed from Canada today. Long is a deserter from the US military and will be the first deserter to be removed from Canada...
Deportation Numbers
Some numbers from the Boston Globe: Deportations from U.S., Fiscal Year 2007: 288,663 FY 2008: 349,041 Deportations from New England, FY 2007: 3,464 FY 2008: 3,836 Well, but I'm sure they're getting really bad guys, right? After all, Today, Todd...
















