SCOTUS agrees to hear Trump appeal involving lengthy detention of certain immigrants (opens original article in a new tab)

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal from the Trump administration regarding the legality of detaining certain immigrants without bond hearings, following a lower court ruling that found such detentions violated due process.

• U.S. Supreme Court will review Trump administration's appeal on indefinite detention of certain immigrants
• Lower court ruled that due process prohibits unreasonably prolonged detention without bond hearings for non-citizens facing deportation
• Federal law requires detention of non-citizens convicted of aggravated felonies or terrorism charges
• Two green-card holders, detained for 21 months and 7 months without bond hearings, filed habeas corpus petitions