Local Police Entanglement with Immigration Enforcement in Georgia

Authors

Azadeh Shahshahani, Project South

Volume

2017

First Page

105

Last Page

118

Publication Date

2017

Document Type

Symposium

Abstract

The federal government has encouraged local police to assist in apprehending, detaining, and removing undocumented immigrants living in the United States ever since the 1980s. State governments, by themselves, do not have the authority to directly regulate immigrants’ presence or immigration; that power belongs to the federal government pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause, among other sources. However, federal officials have permitted—sometimes even coerced—states to “cooperate” in reporting undocumented immigrants and aiding in “identification, apprehension, detention, or removal” of these immigrants.

Keywords

Human Rights Law, Immigration Law, Labor Law, Legislation, Social Security, Social Programs, Age and Aging, Garnishment, Penology

Recommended Citation

Azadeh Shahshahani, Local Police Entanglement with Immigration Enforcement in Georgia, 2017 Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo 105 (2017).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/52