SCOTUS Tackles Immigration Detention Case

  • 6 years ago

On Wednesday, SCOTUS wrestled with a new immigration dispute.
Reuters reports that this case focuses on the federal government’s ability to detain people awaiting deportation.
Can the government detain deportees who've completed prison sentences for criminal convictions?
The nine justices heard an hour of arguments in an appeal from the Trump’s administration.
A lower court earlier ruled in favor of immigrants.

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