US Supreme Court to review indefinite immigrant detention
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will decide whether President Donald Trump's administration can deny immigrants facing deportation the chance to seek release on bond, in the latest major challenge to his hardline immigration agenda. The policy, introduced after Trump returned to office last year, allows authorities to keep some immigrants detained throughout removal proceedings — potentially for years — even if they have lived in the United States for decades. Previous administrations, including Trump's first, generally allowed such detainees to ask an immigration judge for release while their cases were decided, provided they were not considered dangerous or likely to flee. The administration argues that a 1996 immigration law requires mandatory detention for people who entered the country illegally, regardless of how long ago they arrived. Immigrant advocates say that provision was intended chiefly for people stopped at or near the border and that long-term residents arrested inside the country should remain eligible for bond hearings. Most lower courts to con
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