Zavala v. Ridge’s Empirical Analysis
2004
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1226 (§ 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Mathews v. Eldridge · United States v. Salerno · Armstrong v. Manzo · Reno v. Flores · Kansas v. Hendricks
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“which permits unilateral government detention of individuals without a case-by-case determination after a reasoned finding that they do not pose threat to safety or a risk of flight, violates the Due Process Clause because no special justification exists that outweighs the individual's constitutionally protected interest in avoiding physical restraint.” Id. at 1077 . In short, Za-vala challenged the detention itself, not the length of the detention, which is the issue in this case. . Notably, even the Mesa Verde numbers, which Dr. Levy notes”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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