The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to revive a major immigration fight over whether criminal aliens can be held without bond throughout removal proceedings or are entitled to a hearing when their detention drags on.Solicitor General John Sauer asked the Supreme Court on Monday to take up Genalo v.D.C., reviving a constitutional fight the justices had been set to hear this term in Genalo v.
Black before New York Democratic Gov.Kathy Hochul’s pardon rendered that case moot.At the center of the dispute is D.C., a Dominican national who is facing removal after a criminal history that includes drug trafficking and domestic violence charges.
He had previously been removed from the United States on six occasions, according to ICE.Federal law requires certain criminal aliens to remain in custody while their deportation cases play out.But the Second Circuit has ruled that if they are detained for too long, they are entitled to a bond hearing at which the government must make the case for keeping them in custody.BLUE STATE GOVERNOR'S PARDON OF CONVICTED FELON TORPEDOS A MAJOR SUPREME COURT IMMIGRATION FIGHTICE agents detain dozens of immigrants inside the Federal Plaza courthouse in New York City on June 26 following legal proceedings.
The arrests drew criticism from immigrant rights advocates.(Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)Other appeals courts have taken different approaches, leaving the Supreme Court with a nationwide split over what constitutional protections apply."So the rights of these criminal aliens who were being detained, whether or not they're entitled to a bond hearing as of right now depends on which jurisdiction they happen to fall in," Michael Morley, a Florida State University law professor, told Fox News Digital.
"And so the government is asking the Supreme Court to set one uniform interpretation for the entire country."The Trump administration's petition is procedurally unusual because Genalo v.D.C.
is still pending be...