Alaka v. Elwood.U.S. District Court ALIEN Alaka v. Elwood, 225 F.Supp.2d 547 (E.D.Pa. 2002). A lawful permanent resident alien filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus Noun 1. writ of habeas corpus - a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge habeas corpus judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer , challenging her continued detention by the Immigration and Naturalization Service Noun 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States INS (INS INS abbr. 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service 2. International News Service Noun 1. INS ), pending removal proceedings. The district court granted the petition, finding that the detention of the alien without providing her with an opportunity for an individualized determination of her risk of flight or danger to the community, violated her substantive due process The substantive limitations placed on the content or subject matter of state and federal laws by the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. rights. (York County Prison, Pennsylvania) |
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