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⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Yamataya v. Fisher held that anyone who has entered the United States, lawfully or not, cannot be removed without notice and a meaningful chance to be heard, ordinarily before an immigration judge. Thuraissigiam upheld expedited removal with narrow habeas review for a man caught just after crossing. So the mass denials turn on status and location: entrants are owed hearings; recent crossers face summary process.
Kaoru Yamataya v. Thomas M. Fisher, Immigrant and Chinese Inspector (The Japanese Immigrant Case) 189 U.S. 86 (1903)
Vote: Majority for the Court (Harlan); Brewer and Peckham dissenting. Exact 7-2 tally not… · Opinion: Harlan
Although Congress may commit exclusion and deportation to executive officers without judicial trial, an alien who has landed and become part of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam 591 U.S. 103 (2020)
Vote: 7-2 (five-justice majority opinion; Breyer and Ginsburg concurred in the judgment only) · Opinion: Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.
As applied to Thuraissigiam — a Sri Lankan national apprehended 25 yards north of the border shortly after crossing unlawfully, placed in expedited removal, and found to lack credible fear — 8 U.S.C. § 1252(e)(2)'s limitation of habeas review to three narrow questions violates neither the Suspension Clause nor the Due Process Clause.
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