Immigrants Facing Deportation Must Be Detained After Release From Criminal Custody, Justices Rule [nytimes.com]

Alicia Doktor 3/20/194:00 AM

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday adopted a strict interpretation of a federal immigration law, saying it required the detention of immigrants facing deportation without the possibility of bail if they had committed crimes, including minor ones, no matter how long ago they had been released from criminal custody.

The vote was 5 to 4, with the court’s more conservative justices in the majority. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., writing for the majority, said the plain language of a federal law required the result.

Justice Stephen G. Breyer summarized his dissent from the bench, a sign of profound disagreement. He said the majority had violated the nation’s basic values.

[For more on this story by Adam Liptak, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2019/0...nts-deportation.html]

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