Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

Cooper Memo: Removal and Detention of Persons Admitted as Refugees

11/9/01 AILA Doc. No. 08091767. Adjustment of Status, Asylum, Removal & Relief
This recently acquired 2001 memo from Bo Cooper, INS General Counsel, details the agency's authority under INA section 209 to detain individuals admitted as refugees who have not applied for adjustment of status within one year of admission.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 08091767.