Shaughnessy v. United States ex rel. Mezei
U.S. Immigration Supreme Court Case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shaughnessy v. United States ex rel Mezei, 345 U.S. 206 (1953), was a United States Supreme Court case that established the federal government's power to detain migrants at the border pending deportation. The Supreme Court, in a five to four decision, held that the Attorney General's continued exclusion of the unauthorized immigrant without a hearing does not amount to an unlawful detention, and the court may not temporarily admit such individuals into the United States pending arrangements for their departure abroad.[1] Some consider the decision in Shaughnessy v. United States ex rel Mezei as the Court's strongest statement of the plenary power doctrine as the power to permanently exclude noncitizens is based in U.S. sovereignty and largely immune from judicial control.[2]
Shaughnessy v. United States ex rel. Mezei | |
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Argued January 7–8, 1953 Decided March 16, 1953 | |
Full case name | Shaughnessy v. United States ex rel. Mezei |
Citations | 345 U.S. 206 (more) |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Clark, joined by Vinson, Reed, Burton, Minton |
Dissent | Black, joined by Douglas |
Dissent | Jackson, joined by Frankfurter |