Castro calls the ruling unconstitutional
Joaquin CastroU.S. representative for Texas's 20th District
Castro criticizes the ruling as a departure from constitutional protections.
“violates the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, which protects everyone.”
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Fifth Circuit rejects bond hearings for three immigration detainees; dissenters invoke due process
The Fifth Circuit rejected three immigration detainees' constitutional claims to individualized bond hearings during removal proceedings. The October 23 en banc ruling reverses habeas relief, with Judge Priscilla Richman concurring in the judgment. Dissenters argue that detention requires more constitutional protection.
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Castro criticizes the detention ruling and calls it unconstitutional. His broader description is his assessment of the decision.
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His post discusses detention of long-term residents.
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He says he and others will keep fighting.
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The case concerns detaining these petitioners during removal proceedings without the individualized bond hearings they seek. Castro criticizes the ruling as a departure from constitutional protections.
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Read the full caseSouthwick argues detention needs more justification
“I conclude that those decisions, reasonably interpreted, prohibit detention of these individuals without more justification than the Government has offered here.”Read statement
The Fifth Circuit majority defends detention without the requested bond hearings
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
“We now conclude that Petitioners were not entitled to individual hearings on their dangerousness or flight risk before they could be lawfully detained by immigration authorities pending their removal proceedings.”Read statement
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