Overview of Immigration and the Law

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Immigration rights are in a state of change as a result of the newly created Department of Homeland Security. The legal impact of the federal agency reorganization remains uncertain. Who is an admissible alien? Who is removable? What legal protection provisions remain under the Immigration and Naturalization Act?

By Sally Kinoshita From September - October 2004