Equitable Estoppel for Illegal Immigrants?

[Cassandro]

Equitable estoppel is a legal fairness doctrine that prevents a party from contradicting its prior actions if someone else reasonably relied on them to their detriment. Although currently limited to civil actions (e.g., tenant evictions), it provides an interesting counterpoint to mass deportations of illegal aliens who have peaceably lived in the US for many years.

For those people, the inaction of the federal government to enforce immigration laws allowed them to establish valuable ties to their local communities which would be lost by their sudden deportation.

I wonder if a conditional provision should be made for those illegal immigrants who have peaceably lived int the US for at least 10 years, allowing them to remain in the US with temporary resident status?

 

[Eman623]

Equitable estoppel is a legal fairness doctrine that prevents a party from contradicting its prior actions if someone else reasonably relied on them to their detriment. Although currently limited to civil actions (e.g., tenant evictions), it provides an interesting counterpoint to mass deportations of illegal aliens who have peaceably lived in the US for many years.

For those people, the inaction of the federal government to enforce immigration laws allowed them to establish valuable ties to their local communities which would be lost by their sudden deportation.

I wonder if a conditional provision should be made for those illegal immigrants who have peaceably lived int the US for at least 10 years, allowing them to remain in the US with temporary resident status?

Presence in the USA without authorization has always been illegal, and the USA has never stopped deportations, so I don't see where the contradiction comes in.

Are there any illegal aliens who convinced themselves that they would never be deported if they stayed in the US enough time? I don't think so. I think all of them assumed that the possibility of deportation was a constant.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Equitable estoppel is a legal fairness doctrine that prevents a party from contradicting its prior actions if someone else reasonably relied on them to their detriment. Although currently limited to civil actions (e.g., tenant evictions), it provides an interesting counterpoint to mass deportations of illegal aliens who have peaceably lived in the US for many years.

For those people, the inaction of the federal government to enforce immigration laws allowed them to establish valuable ties to their local communities which would be lost by their sudden deportation.

I wonder if a conditional provision should be made for those illegal immigrants who have peaceably lived int the US for at least 10 years, allowing them to remain in the US with temporary resident status?

No.