Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on case over rights of some in ‘prolonged’ ICE detention

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a case involving the prolonged detention of immigrants with criminal records, specifically Genalo v. Black, which concerns a legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic detained for 21 months after an assault conviction. An appeals court previously ruled that unreasonably prolonged detention requires a bond hearing where the government must demonstrate the individual is a flight risk or danger to the community.