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Bia

Genus of insects

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Dec 2, 2025
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How did IIRIRA affect undocumented immigrants already living in the U.S.

IIRIRA sharply expanded enforcement tools against undocumented residents: it created expedited removal and reinstatement procedures allowing summary deportations without judicial hearings, expanded ca...

Jan 16, 2026
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What treaties or historical agreements require federal consultation before entering specific reservations, and how have tribes used them to limit federal enforcement?

Federal obligations to consult with tribes before federal actions affecting reservations flow less from a single “consultation clause” in old treaties than from a web of treaties that reserved rights,...

Nov 29, 2025
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What recent court cases (post-2020) have shaped 14th Amendment rights for undocumented immigrants?

Since 2020 courts have continued to define how the 14th Amendment protects noncitizens—most decisively through lower-court fights over detention, due process, and birthright citizenship that reached t...

Dec 21, 2025

Can African Americans qualify for tribal enrollment or federal recognition?

Yes — African Americans can qualify for tribal enrollment or be part of a petitioning group for federal recognition, but qualification is not automatic or racial in the way the question may imply; eli...

Dec 4, 2025

What is the difference between aggravated felonies and crimes involving moral turpitude for immigration deportation?

Aggravated felonies are a defined statutory list in the Immigration and Nationality Act that carry the most severe removal consequences and bar many forms of relief; crimes involving moral turpitude (...

Oct 15, 2025

What rights do legal immigrants have during deportation proceedings?

Legal immigrants facing deportation retain core procedural protections including the right to a hearing, the right to appeal certain decisions, and access to judicial review, but those rights have bee...