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Commission chair warns of federal moves he says threaten civil-rights enforcement and academic freedom
Summary
Chair Brian Levin told the commission he is concerned about federal actions invoking older statutes (including the Alien Enemies Act) and immigration provisions to detain or deport people, and he pledged the commission will add civil-rights and civil-liberties items to future agendas.
In a wide-ranging statement to the commission, Chair Brian Levin criticized recent federal actions that he said have reduced civil-rights enforcement capacity and risk using older statutes in ways that threaten civil liberties and academic freedom. Levin invoked the Alien Enemies Act and a 1950s immigration provision as examples of laws the federal government is using, in his…
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