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Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues.

Authors :
Garcia, Michael John
Bazan, Elizabeth B.
Mason, R. Chuck
Liu, Edward C.
Henning, Anna C.
Source :
Congressional Research Service: Issue Brief; 2009, preceding p1-41, 44p
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

The article presents the report "Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues" released by the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) as of July 20, 2009. Topics discussed include legal issues related to transfer of Guantanamo, Cuba detainees into the U.S. or any other country, Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which establishes requirements for presence and entry of aliens in the U.S., and detention-related U.S. Supreme Court case Hamdi v. Rumsfeld.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Congressional Research Service: Issue Brief
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
96006133