All too often these days, unfortunately, foreign nationals are picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and detained for crimes for which they were convicted of years ago. Under Section 236c of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the governm…
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Few people may be aware that the much-vilified Secure Communities Program has actually been discontinued and replaced by a purportedly more focused Priority Enforcement Program, or “PEP.” The death knell of Secure Communities was actually…
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The rules regarding whether an alien is subject to mandatory detention are found within the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), particularly Section 236(c). Under section 236(c), mandatory means what it says: the individual must be taken into cust…
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