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10 Ala. C.R. & C.L. L. Rev. 357 (2019)
Detained without Relief

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                     DETAINED WITHOUT RELIEF


                               Jorge A. Solis*


INTRODUCTION              ........................................... ...... 358

I.    FEDERAL  IMMIGRATION DETENTION         ...................    ........ 365

II.   DETENTIONJURISPRUDENCE................................. 367

III.  STATUTORY FRAMEWORK OF MANDATORY DETENTION..................... 370
      A.  Noncitizens' Ineligibility for Relief.............................. 370
           1. Mandatory  Detention and the Expansion of
              Aggravated Felonies                   ...................................371
          2.  Mandatory  Detention and Restricted Forms of Relief................ 374
      B.  Congressional Folly and the Law of Unintended Consequences ..... ...... 377

IV.   ADOPTING   A RELIEF-BASED  DESIGN     ...................    ......... 382
      A.  Redefining Aggravated Felony ................................ 383
      B.  Extending Voluntary Departure     ........................   .......... 384
      C.  Expanding Inadmissibility Waivers    ..................   ............... 386
      D.  Excluding LPRs from Mandatory Detention   ........................ 390

CONCLUSION             .......................................................... 392






    Juris Doctor Candidate, The University of Alabama School of Law (May 2019). I am
    grateful to the editors of the Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review for
    excellent editing, and to Professor Shalini Ray, and my colleagues and friends
    Michael Dunphy  and Brant Biddle, who provided insightful comments. A special
    word  of gratitude to my parents, family, and all those who inspire me daily. All
    mistakes are my own.


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