Due Process Denied: Detentions and Deportations in the United States

Due Process Denied: Detentions and Deportations in the United States
ISBN-10
1136342281
ISBN-13
9781136342288
Category
Social Science
Pages
128
Language
English
Published
2012-04-23
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Tanya Golash-Boza

Description

Due process protections are among the most important Constitutional protections in the United States, yet they do not apply to non-citizens facing detention and deportation. Due Process Denied describes the consequences of this lack of due process through the stories of deportees and detainees. People who have lived nearly all of their lives in the United States have been detained and deported for minor crimes, without regard for constitutional limits on disproportionate punishment. The court's insistence that deportation is not punishment does not align with the experiences of deportees. For many, deportation is one of the worst imaginable punishments.

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