U.S. Appeals Court: ALIEN.Rosales-Garcia v. Holland. 238 F.3d 704 (6th Cir. 2001). A Cuban citizen petitioned 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 , alleging that his indefinite 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), following revocation of his immigration parole violated his constitutional rights. The district court denied the petition and the alien appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that indefinite incarceration Confinement in a jail or prison; imprisonment. Police officers and other law enforcement officers are authorized by federal, state, and local lawmakers to arrest and confine persons suspected of crimes. The judicial system is authorized to confine persons convicted of crimes. violated the alien's Fifth Amendment liberty interest. The appeals court noted that an excludable alien accused of committing a crime is entitled to constitutional protections of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. (Federal Medical Center, Lexington The Federal Medical Center, Lexington is a federal prison in Lexington, Kentucky housing 1,447 male inmates at a high security camp and 283 female inmates at a low security camp. History The site opened on May 15 1935 on 1,000 acres under the name "U.S. , Kentucky) |
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