Change detention in law from may to shall
What the document says“Congress should eliminate ambiguous discretionary language in Title 8 that aliens “may” be detained and clarify that aliens “shall” be detained.”
The chapter says the word may creates ambiguity that lets the executive branch ignore the will of Congress, and asks for it to be replaced with shall so that detention is mandatory rather than discretionary.
What the document actually says“Congress should eliminate ambiguous discretionary language in Title 8 that aliens “may” be detained and clarify that aliens “shall” be detained.”
The law says people may be held. The book says change it to must be held.
One word in the law matters here. It says people may be held. That leaves a choice. The book says it should say must.
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