Human Rights Watch Comment on Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal

September 23, 2019 Via Federal e-Rulemaking Portal Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20229 RE: Request for Comment on Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal, 84 Fed. Reg. 35409 (Jul. 23, 2019) Docket No. DHS-2019-0036-0001 Dear Acting Secretary McAleenan, Human Rights Watch writes in response to Docket No. DHS-2019-0036-0001, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) request for comments on Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal, 84 Fed. Reg. 35409 (Jul. 23, 2019) (hereinafter, the Rule). This immediately effective notice broadly expanded the…

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