Judge Decries Rigid U.S. Immigration Laws - Yahoo! News
Judge Decries Rigid U.S. Immigration Laws - Yahoo! News: "PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals judge has sharply criticized U.S. immigration laws, writing that rules designed to combat terrorism instead force the 'knee-jerk' removal of 'decent men and women.'
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry complained that judges have no discretion in applying harsh and complex laws, and she urged the federal government to intervene in the case of a man from Northern Ireland denied asylum this week by the panel on which she sits, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
'I refuse to believe that 'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...' is now an empty entreaty. But if it is, shame on us,' Barry wrote in a concurring opinion."
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry complained that judges have no discretion in applying harsh and complex laws, and she urged the federal government to intervene in the case of a man from Northern Ireland denied asylum this week by the panel on which she sits, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
'I refuse to believe that 'Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...' is now an empty entreaty. But if it is, shame on us,' Barry wrote in a concurring opinion."
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