Immigration Rights

Immigration Rights

Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886): Does a non-citizen who resides in the United States have a right to be treated the same as a citizen with regards to constitutional rights?

Fong Yue Ting v. United States (1893): Does a non-citizen who resides in the United States have a right to remain in the United States despite an order of deportation?

Wong Wing v. United States (1896): Does a non-citizen who resides in the United States have a right to not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law?

United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898): Do children born in the United States have a right to be citizens even though their parents are non-citizens?

Perez v. Brownell (1958): Does a citizen of the United States have a right to vote in a foreign political election and retain United States citizenship?

Afroyim v. Rusk (1967): Does a citizen of the United States have a right to vote in a foreign political election and retain United States citizenship?

Graham v. Richardson (1971): Does a non-citizen who resides in the United States have a right to welfare benefits given to citizens?

Fedorenko v. United States (1981): Does a naturalized citizen have a right to remain a citizen even though he did not strictly comply with all the requirements to acquire citizenship?

Plyler v. Doe (1982): Does a child who entered the United States illegally have a right to attend public schools?

DeMore v. Kim (2003): Does a non-citizen who is being processed for deportation have a right to be free from detention during deportation proceedings?

Jennings v. Rodriguez (2018): Does a non-citizen who is being processed for deportation have a right to periodic bond hearings during the course of their detention?

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