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SCOTUS: Expedited Removal Detainees Lack Habeas Rights

| ICE

The Supreme Court rules 7-2 in Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam that individuals in expedited removal proceedings do not have a constitutional right to use federal habeas corpus to seek a full asylum hearing. The ruling dramatically limits judicial oversight of ICE's expedited removal authority, affecting hundreds of thousands of cases annually.

  • T1 DHS v. Thuraissigiam, 591 U.S. 106 (2020) Official
  • T2 SCOTUSblog — Thuraissigiam Analysis Major