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Mich. Comp. Laws § 49.21 (2026)

Grounds for deportation of convicted aliens; determination by prosecuting attorney.

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CONVICTED ALIENS

Act 133 of 1929

49.21 Grounds for deportation of convicted aliens; determination by prosecuting attorney.

Sec. 1.

Whenever any alien shall be convicted of any felony under the laws of this state, or of any offense involving moral turpitude, it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney having charge of the prosecution of such persons so convicted to ascertain if there be grounds upon which the deportation of such alien might be secured under the immigration laws of the United States.

History: 1929, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 1295 ;-- CL 1948, 49.21

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1972–1972 · leading case: Wayne Cnty. Prosecuting Attorney v. Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 205 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972).

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Wayne Cnty. Prosecuting Attorney v. Wayne Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 205 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). “MCLA 49.21; MSA 5.781: Deportation Mandatory duty of prosecutor, when an alien has been convicted of a felony, to ascertain if there be grounds upon which the deportation of such alien might be secured.”

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