Alien concept: The propriety of conducting immigration paperwork checks during evacuations

Erin Hahn; Adrian Wilairat, JD

doi:10.5055/jem.2009.0083

Authors

Erin Hahn
Adrian Wilairat, JD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2009.0083

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Abstract

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Author Biographies

Erin Hahn

Staff Attorney, Center for Health and Homeland Security, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.

Adrian Wilairat, JD

Staff Attorney, Center for Health and Homeland Security, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.

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