Document Type
Article
Publication Title
New York Law SchooL Law Review
Abstract
This article asserts that federal government retaliation against immigrant rights activists poses a severe threat to freedom of speech and the democratic values protected by the First Amendment. Part I describes the recent pattern of retaliation against immigrant rights activists in the United States and its threat to the vibrancy of immigration policy debate. Part II explores how immigrants have been particularly vulnerable to retaliation, by discussing legal precedent and identifying protective mechanisms that have eroded over time. Part III outlines measures that can be taken to protect immigrant voices through robust administrative, legislative, and judicial oversight. Part IV concludes this article.
First Page
225
Volume
65
Publication Date
2021
Recommended Citation
Alina Das,
Deportation and Dissent: Protecting the Voices of the Immigrant Rights Movement,
65
New York Law SchooL Law Review
225
(2021).
Available at:
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-articles/1418
