Posted by David Bernstein:
Question About Immigration Law:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_10_14-2007_10_20.shtml#1192454010
The [1]NY Times today profiles a 21 year old "American" jihadist
blogger, Samir Khan, born in Saudi Arabia, raised in Queens, living in
North Carorlina. I put "American" in quotes because it's not clear
whether Khan is an American citizen.
Khan serves as an intermediary to the jihadists of the world, posting
their videos and statements on his blog. Here is a example of Khan's
perspective:
He described his favorite video from Iraq: a fiery suicide-bomber
attack on an American outpost.
"It was something that brought great happiness to me," he said.
"Because this is something America would never want to admit, that
they are being crushed."
Asked how he felt living among people who had sent soldiers to
Iraq, Mr. Khan said: "Whatever happens to their sons and daughters
is none of my concern. They are people of hellfire and I have no
concern for them."
I'm curious: assuming that (1) Khan is not a citizen; and (2) he has
not violated any criminal laws, does American immigration law,
tempered by constitutional considerations, provide grounds for
deporting him? I'm less interested in knowing whether readers think
Khan should be deported, which will lead to an utterly predictable set
of comments, and more curious about whether there is any law
addressing the subject, and what it says.
References
1.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/us/15net.html?ei=5065&en=c1d5f395c8786a59&ex=1193025600&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print
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