“The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Trump administration by deciding federal officials can detain immigrants at any time for possible deportation after they have served their time in the U.S. for other crimes,” the Washington Examiner reported.
“The 5-4 decision reversed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which said officials have to detain these immigrants immediately or they are exempt from ever being detained.”
In a 5-4 decision, Trump appointees Neil Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh joined fellow justices Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Samuel Alito, who wrote the court’s majority opinion on the case.
“At the center of the case are immigrants Mony Preap and Bassam Yusuf Khoury, who are in the U.S. as lawful permanent residents. Both were convicted of crimes and served their sentences but were not detained by immigration authorities for removal proceedings until years after they were released from criminal custody.”
