Punch and Jurists

Phan v. Reno, No. C98-234Z (W.D.Wash.) (56 F.Supp.2d 1149) (July 9, 1999) (Judge John C. Coughenour) by In this case, the petitioners argued that the procedural scheme of their continued detention awaiting deportation as it now exists is structurally biased against meaningful review of petitioners' individual circumstances and therefore violates …

Zadvydas v. Underdown, No. 97-31345 (5th Cir.) (185 F.3d 279) (August 11, 1999) (Judge Will L. Garwood) by Some comments from Justice Black about the parallels between the indefinite detention of illegal aliens by the INS and the practices of some of the most hated and notorious dictatorships in history. …

Hermanowski v. Farquharson, No. 97-2201 (D.R.I.) (39 F.Supp.2d 148) (March 1, 1999) (Judge Ronald R. Lagueux) by In this case the defendant was taken into custody by the INS immediately upon completion of a state sentence, and he was hel in detention for a period of more than 28 months …

U.S. v. Thomas, No. 93-3867 (6th Cir.) (49 F.3d 253) (March 16, 1995) (Judge James L. Ryan) by Case is noted for Judge Jones' dissent in which he calls the majority's result "absurd" in finding that the defendant was subject to § 3164's 90 day limit, rather than § 3161's …

Barrera-Echavarria v. Rison, No. 93-56682 (9th Cir.) (44 F.3d 1441) (January 12, 1995) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall) by Here the Court held that the Attorney General had statutory authority to detain indefinitely an undeportable, excludable alien in part because the INS had an annual administrative review which precluded nature of …

Orantes-Hernandez v. Meese, No. CV 82-1007-KN (C.D.Cal.) (685 F.Supp. 1488) (April 29, 1988) (Judge David V. Kenyon) by

Gisbert v. U.S. Attorney General, No. 91-4477 (5th Cir.) (988 F.2d 1437) (April 28, 1993) (Judge Will L. Garwood) by This case dealt with the detention of a group of Cubans who were part of the Mariel boatlift. After detaining these aliens prior to entry--thus ensuring that they were excludable …