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Scarlett v. DHS, et al.

Location: New York
Last Update: July 10, 2009

What's at Stake

U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York ruled on July 10 that a long-term legal resident will have a hearing within 60 days to determine whether his immigration detention is justified while he fights his removal proceedings.

The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's lawsuit on behalf Errol Barrington Scarlett charges that prolonged immigration detention without a hearing violates the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and the right to due process under the U.S. Constitution.

Scarlett is represented by the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and pro bono by Seyfarth, Shaw LLP.

Podcast: Michael Tan of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û's Immigrants' Rights Project Speaks With Errol Scarlett:

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