Argument preview: The constitutionality of mandatory and lengthy immigrant detention without a bond hearing
Here is my preview of the oral argument on October 3 in the Supreme Court in Jennings v. Rodriguez, which involves a challenge to immigrant detention under the Immigration and Nationality Act. My conclusion:
“Whatever the outcome, a decision in the case will have an immediate and significant impact. In a January 2017 executive order, which included numerous immigration-enforcement initiatives, President Donald Trump announced an end to the “catch and release” of immigrants facing removal from the United States. Detention without bond became official immigration-enforcement policy. The court’s decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez is therefore likely to bear on the administration’s ability to implement its immigrant-detention program.”
KJ
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