The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the U.S. government has the right to indefinitely detain some immigrants, the Associated Press reported.
Over the dissent of three liberal justices, the court held 6-3 that immigrants are not entitled to a hearing about whether they should be released while the government evaluates their claims...
...Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the court's majority opinion that "those aliens are not entitled to a bond hearing."
The case stems from an immigration officer's determination that the immigrants had a "reasonable fear" for their safety if returned to their countries, setting in motion an evaluation process that can take months or years.
The issue for the court was whether the government could hold the immigrants without having an immigration judge weigh in.
Alito, in his opinion for the court, wrote that the administration's argument that the relevant provision does not provide for a bond hearing was more persuasive....
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I wonder how long it will be before the AMERICAN CITIZENS who have been illegally and indefinitely detained in DC for their mere presence in the capital on Jan 6th will have THEIR case heard???
In the year 2525. I know it sucks, but that’s the first thing I thought of too. I am disgusted with gutless, spineless, wimp ass politicians, who don’t jump up and down on some communist’s desk about it.
Over the dissent of three liberal justices, the court held 6-3 that immigrants are not entitled to a hearing about whether they should be released while the government evaluates their claims...
...Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the court's majority opinion that "those aliens are not entitled to a bond hearing."
The case stems from an immigration officer's determination that the immigrants had a "reasonable fear" for their safety if returned to their countries, setting in motion an evaluation process that can take months or years.
The issue for the court was whether the government could hold the immigrants without having an immigration judge weigh in.
Alito, in his opinion for the court, wrote that the administration's argument that the relevant provision does not provide for a bond hearing was more persuasive....
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
I wonder how long it will be before the AMERICAN CITIZENS who have been illegally and indefinitely detained in DC for their mere presence in the capital on Jan 6th will have THEIR case heard???
In the year 2525. I know it sucks, but that’s the first thing I thought of too. I am disgusted with gutless, spineless, wimp ass politicians, who don’t jump up and down on some communist’s desk about it.
