Fifth Circuit Detention Case

In Tran v. Mukasey, the Fiifth Circuit stated that”we must determine whether 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6), as construed by the Supreme Court in Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001), authorizes the continued and potentially indefinite detention of a removable alien based on a determination by the government that the alien’s mental illness renders him a dangerous risk to the community. In light of Zadvydas and its progeny, we conclude that it does not.”

Hats off to Judy Rabinovitz and Robin Lisa Goldfaden of the ACLU!

KJ