Jeremy Etelson is a writer and legal commentator based in Washington, D.C. He holds a law degree from George Washington University and previously served as a judicial law clerk in Maryland. His writing has appeared in Reason, The Hill and the Washington Examiner.
We have documented 1 statement by Jeremy Etelson, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
Role at the time: Reason contributor and legal commentator
Condemned
Statement summary
Etelson argues that being deemed an applicant for admission does not necessarily mean someone is still seeking admission. He notes that Judge Dana Douglas used the same textualist principle in a similar Fifth Circuit case. His column addresses the related Second Circuit appeal.
“the administration's argument asks the Court to stretch federal law beyond its reasonable limits.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Etelson criticizes the textual basis for mandatory detentionSigned Reason column; textual distinction and discussion of the Fifth Circuit dissent
Why we used this label
The author opposes denying a bond hearing under the same mandatory-detention policy.
The Fifth Circuit rejects three detainees' constitutional claims to individualized bond hearings. The en banc decision divides the judges over what due process requires during removal proceedings; dissenters argue that detention needs more justification.
