Errol Lynch v. Joseph S. Cannatella, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1987-02-27

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ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: The issue is whether official immunity shields federal and state officials from suit by foreign stowaways who, after being discovered aboard a barge, were detained and allegedly mistreated before being deported. We hold that even excludable aliens are entitled to the protection of the due process cla…

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