Under federal law, detained aliens do not have the right to periodic bond hearings and can be held indefinitely under United States statutory law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
What was the case about?
The key plaintiff in the case, Alejandro Rodriguez, a legal permanent resident of the United States, has lived in the U.S. since childhood. After being convicted of a misdemeanor drug charge at the age of 24, Rodriguez was held for three years while authorities awaited the outcome of his deportation proceedings. Eventually, the American Civil Liberties Union took up his case, winning the cancellation of his deportation order, as well as his release.
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Representing roughly 1,000 immigrants in the class-action lawsuit, the ACLU successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit that immigrants who had committed deportable crimes should be entitled to bail hearings after six months of detention, under 8 U.S.C. section 1225. The Supreme Court’s ruling reversed the Ninth Circuit, with Judge Alito writing the opinion.
“Immigration officials are authorized to detain certain aliens in the course of immigration proceedings while they determine whether those aliens may be lawfully present in the country,” the decision read.
Supreme Court: Immigrants can be detained indefinitely without bail
What was the case about?
The key plaintiff in the case, Alejandro Rodriguez, a legal permanent resident of the United States, has lived in the U.S. since childhood. After being convicted of a misdemeanor drug charge at the age of 24, Rodriguez was held for three years while authorities awaited the outcome of his deportation proceedings. Eventually, the American Civil Liberties Union took up his case, winning the cancellation of his deportation order, as well as his release.
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Representing roughly 1,000 immigrants in the class-action lawsuit, the ACLU successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit that immigrants who had committed deportable crimes should be entitled to bail hearings after six months of detention, under 8 U.S.C. section 1225. The Supreme Court’s ruling reversed the Ninth Circuit, with Judge Alito writing the opinion.
“Immigration officials are authorized to detain certain aliens in the course of immigration proceedings while they determine whether those aliens may be lawfully present in the country,” the decision read.
Supreme Court: Immigrants can be detained indefinitely without bail
