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Supreme Court Upholds Limited Review of Expedited Removal
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-06 · Posts · 2,160 words · PDF available
Certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens) who lack authorization to enter the United States are subject to a streamlined “expedited removal” process, which affords fewer procedural protections to the alien ...
Federal Support for Providing Housing to Individuals Experiencing Domestic Violence
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-06 · Resources · 1,478 words · PDF available
Introduction Domestic violence (DV) affects millions of people in the United States each year. In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that that an estimated 12 million adult ...
Comparing Police Reform Bills: the Justice in Policing Act and the JUSTICE Act
Congressional Research Service · 2020-07-06 · Posts · 3,974 words · PDF available
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police after an officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck while restraining him. That incident, others like it, and subsequent nat...