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· 12/16/2013

Bromwell v. Lombardi

Citations

  • 134 S. Ct. 838
  • 187 L. Ed. 2d 695
  • 82 U.S.L.W. 3365
  • 571 U.S. 1115
  • 2013 WL 6569675
  • 2013 U.S. LEXIS 9055

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  • holding that ORR's responsibility for the care, custody, and placement of UACs is not limited to the pendency of immigration proceedings
  • finding that the statutes reflect “Congress’s unmistakable desire to protect [the] vulnerable group” of unaccompanied minors
  • recognizing this right along with the reciprocal right held by children “to be raised and nurtured by their parents” (citing Berman v. Young, 291 F.3d 976, 983 (7th Cir. 2002))
  • applying the statutory construction rule that “the specific terms of a statutory scheme govern the general ones,” and concluding that § 1232(c)(2
  • requiring “notice and opportunity for hearing appropriate to the nature of the case” to comply with due process (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • explaining the canon of statutory construction providing that the specific terms of a statute defeat the general, absent indications of contrary legislative intent

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