Under a proposed policy – a departure from longtime practice that would cause significant disruption – green card applicants would no longer be able to apply for legal status from inside the US.
- Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law, Hofstra University
Denaturalization risks becoming a tool of political control, creating a permanent vulnerability for more than 20 million naturalized Americans.
In 1967, the Supreme Court said the government usually cannot take away citizenship without a person’s consent.
The president has vast authority over the armed forces, but using them to secure the border would quickly unleash legal chaos, say lawyers.
Children can be especially vulnerable to being wrongly subjected to immigration enforcement actions.
The Constitution’s guarantee of due process means this effort should not be taken lightly, legal scholars argue.
The U.S. is considering expanding a ban it imposed in March on several Middle Eastern countries to all flights from Europe. A close look suggests the meager benefits just aren’t worth the high costs.
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