Divided Supreme Court makes it easier to detain noncitizens with criminal records

[DonViejo]

Source: USA Today



Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Published 10:29 a.m. ET March 19, 2019 | Updated 10:49 a.m. ET March 19, 2019

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a victory Tuesday by making it easier to detain noncitizens with criminal records.

The justices reversed a lower court decision that required immigration officials to detain those immigrants upon release from jail or prison, rather than months or even years later. Advocates for immigrants had argued that such detentions must occur within 24 hours.

The 5-4 ruling was a victory for the Trump administration and the court's conservative justices, who complained during oral argument in October that the government cannot detain every immigrant immediately – particularly when money and manpower are limited, and state and local governments may be opposed.

It was the first decision of the court's current term in which the justices broke down along strictly ideological lines. Associate Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion. Associate Justice Stephen Breyer issued a dissent on behalf of the liberal justices

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[mobeau69]

1. Associate Justice Stephen Breyer issued a dissent on behalf of the liberal justices

He read it from the bench! Very rare. Underlines his dissent.

[barbtries]

2. i fucking hate this.

that right wing conspiracy is truly vast. aargh

[lancelyons]

8. It really is the Dems played to nice and where taken to the cleaners

Its as simple as that.

We are worried about small ideological things while the GOP and right rape pillage and plunder.

One of these days we will learn that you cant fight fire with gummy bears and love.

[barbtries]

9. i don't agree.

The Democrats followed the law and the democratic process. We're victims.
I actually get really sick of Democrats being blamed for Republicans fucking up the country. Too many don't vote and that's a problem.

[lancelyons]

11. Exactly what I said in simpler terms.

The result is the same.

[rurallib]

3. Defying the constitution (Garland) then stealing the election paying off.

[LenaBaby61]

4. More of this 5-4 fuckery and WORSE ...

To come these next decades, because the HIGH and LOWER courts are steadily being packed with YOUNG, right-winged, loon-tunes, federalist judges. Roe v Wade will be chipped away at in the lower courts, then eventually make its way up to the Supreme Court where it'll get the final nail in it's coffin.

[turbinetree]

5. More FEDERALIST SOCIETY BULLSHIT...............................

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.....................to impeach and annul these right wing hacks

[ripcord]

10. Changing the administration is only a temporary fix

We need the laws changed so pexple have security all the time not just when election go our way. This is one of the reasons I don't like to hear talk of purity tests and primarying democrats, we are going to need a solid majority in both houses to undo the damage.

[dreamland]

6. Wait, let me get this straight

I'm a little confused here. Does this mean we will retain the criminals and deport the non-criminals?

[lancelyons]

7. This has the feeling that we are slowly losing the battle

I hope i am wrong.

We dont play with enough fire.