This publication includes cases that depict the Supreme Courtâ€™s broad deference to the political branches in the immigration realm, the so-called â€œplenary power doctrine.â€

Immigration Law Stories

This publication includes cases that depict the Supreme Courtâ€™s broad deference to the political branches in the immigration realm, the so-called â€œplenary power doctrine.â€ Selected cases are presented in chronological order, beginning with the Supreme Courtâ€™s consideration of the Chinese Exclusion Acts of the 1880s and 1890s. The book then examines how the Cold War tested the constitutional limits of the governmentâ€™s plenary power over immigration, and how â€œphantom constitutional normsâ€ were later used to defeat the governmentâ€™s broadest claims. Other cases explore the immigration enforcement system and the difficulty of balancing the demands of enforcement against other societal goals.

Immigration Law Stories