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Why the immigration initiative has nothing to do with assertions of executive constitutional power

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Published on November 21, 2014

My quick take here, dispelling some of the more common misunderstandings about the legal bases of the Executive’s new immigration policies.

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Marty Lederman

Marty Lederman (Bluesky - X) is Executive Editor at Just Security. He is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. He served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Office of Legal Counsel from 2021-2023 and 2009-2010, and as an Attorney Advisor at the Office of Legal Counsel from 1994-2002.

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