Post-Conviction Relief for Immigrants
§ 1.5 V. Introduction to Immigration Law for Criminal Lawyers
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Power to define immigration law is given by the Constitution to Congress, which has enacted the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).[13] This statute governs the admission of foreign nationals into the United States, their expulsion, and their transformation into United States citizens by naturalization and other means.[14]
[13] This has been codified at 8 U.S.C. § § 1101, et seq.
[14] See generally Kanstroom, Morawetz, & Neuman, Symposium: U.S. Immigration Policy at the Millenium, 113 Harv.L.Rev. 1889 (2000); R. McWhirter, The Criminal Lawyer’s Guide to Immigration Law: Questions and Answers (American Bar Ass’n 2001), Chapter 1, Immigration Law Overview.
