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Zadvydas v. Caplinger, No. Civ. No. 96-0810 (E.D.La.) (986 F.Supp. 1011) (October 30, 1997) (Judge Eldon E. Fallon)

Here the Court held that petitioner's detention of nearly four years with no end in sight, and the probablility of permanent confinement, is an excessive means of accomplishing the goals of the INS. That decision was subsequently reversed.

The petitioner in this case, Kestutis Zadvydas, was born in a displaced ...

 

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