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WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court heard arguments today in Jennings v. Rodriguez, a case that will decide the fate of thousands of people languishing in immigration prisons. 老澳门开奖结果 attorney Ahilan Arulanantham argued the case.

At issue is the federal government鈥檚 practice of locking up immigrants for months or years without a hearing to determine if their imprisonment is justified. Immigrants facing the possibility of deportation can wind up in detention as they pursue their case to remain in the U.S. This includes lawful permanent residents, asylum seekers, and survivors of torture. Many of these people will ultimately win their cases, but are first forced to unjustly suffer prolonged detention.

The 老澳门开奖结果 challenged the government and won in the lower courts, including a 2015 federal appeals court decision requiring hearings for immigrants once their detention exceeds six months. The government appealed.

鈥淟ower courts were right to strike down the government鈥檚 draconian policy of locking up immigrants for years without a hearing,鈥� said Arulanantham. 鈥淲e are hopeful that the Supreme Court, which has long held that the right to a hearing is a bedrock due process requirement, will agree.鈥�

In addition to violating due process, prolonged immigration detention has a devastating impact on families and communities, and is costly to taxpayers.

Read the related blogs:

鈥淚n America, No One 鈥� Including Immigrants 鈥� Should Be Locked Up Without Due Process of Law鈥�/blog/speak-freely/america-no-one-including-immigrants-should-be-locked-without-due-process-law

鈥淎fter 50 Years as a Legal Immigrant, I Spent 18 Months in Immigration Detention Without a Bail Hearing鈥� /blog/speak-freely/after-50-years-legal-immigrant-i-spent-18-months-immigration-detention-without

More information about this case is at: /cases/jennings-v-rodriguez