Chairman. Mr. Chairman. expedited removal is an important tool which should be used on all illegal aliens. and that is why I am proposing in my legislation H.R. 5457. to overturn something known as the Orantes injunction. I cannot offer that as an amendment to this bill. It would be legislating on an appropriations bill. but I would like to briefly explain the injunction. In 1988 in the midst of a 12year civil war. the Federal District Court of Los Angeles issued an injunction which prohibited Salvadorans from being deported without a hearing before an immigration judge. This injunction is known as the Orantes injunction. The civil war on El Salvador has long since ended. however. the Orantes injunction issued nearly 20 years ago has not been overturned and remains the practice today.
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