Authority of State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Law.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arrest.

Judge-made law.

Federal government.

Governmental investigations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (27 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in enforcement of Federal immigration law through use of investigation and arrests, as established by the Immigration and Nationality Act. Describes current provisions in Federal law that permit State and local police to enforce immigration law directly, analyzes major cases concerning ability of States and localities to assist in immigration enforcement, and summarizes perspectives of Office of Legal Counsel.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Authority of State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Law

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