Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Stevic

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1984-06-05

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Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. For over 30 years the Attorney General has possessed statutory authority to withhold the deportation of an alien upon a finding that the alien would be subject to persecution in the country to which he would be deported. The question presented by this case is whether a deportable alien must demonstrate a clear prob…

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