Mich. Comp. Laws § 49.21
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Grounds for deportation of convicted aliens; determination by prosecuting attorney.
Official statutory text
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
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
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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