TY  - GEN
T1  - Unsafe haven : the United States, the IRA, and political prisoners
A1  - McElrath, Karen, 1959-
LA  - English
PP  - London ; Sterling, Va.
PB  - Pluto Press
YR  - 2000
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm51002597
AB  - Irish political prisoners have sought and found refuge in the United States since the 1800s. In 1986, however, US government policy changed, in part as a reward for Britain's support in the US attack on Libya. The tools of exclusion were subtly and not so subtly politicized, as ways were found to deport or in other ways to criminalize potentially embarrassing Irish activists. In this book, Karen McElrath examines the problematic history of Irish political prisoners in the United States. Drawing on original research interviews with prisoners, their families and their supporters in the US, she looks at the ways in which the rule of law can change, for entirely political reasons" and considers the impact of those changes. She looks too at the use of specific sanctions" deportation, extradition, and prosecution - and at shifting priorities in US immigration policies. In this fascinating account of a complex and much-contested issue, McElrath examines the struggles over deportation and extradition within the context of Anglo-US relations" and sheds new light on the political nature of the rule of law
OP  - 164
CN  - E183.8.G7 M37 2000eb
SN  - 9781849640169
SN  - 1849640165
SN  - 0585425809
SN  - 9780585425801
SN  - 0745313175
SN  - 9780745313177
SN  - 0745313221
SN  - 9780745313221
KW  - Irish Republican Army : History.
KW  - Irish Republican Army
KW  - United States : Relations : Great Britain.
KW  - Great Britain : Relations : United States.
KW  - United States : Foreign relations : 1993-2001.
KW  - United States : Emigration and immigration : History : 20th century.
KW  - Northern Ireland : Emigration and immigration : History : 20th century.
KW  - Political prisoners : Legal status, laws, etc. : United States.
KW  - Deportation : United States.
KW  - Extradition : United States.
KW  - Extradition : États-Unis.
KW  - États-Unis : Relations extérieures : 1993-2001.
KW  - États-Unis : Émigration et immigration : Histoire : 20e siècle.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Globalization.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Freedom.
KW  - Deportation
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - Emigration and immigration
KW  - Extradition
KW  - International relations
KW  - Political prisoners : Legal status, laws, etc.
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Northern Ireland
KW  - United States
KW  - 1900-2001
KW  - History
ER  -