Antoniou v. Shanahan

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:

1. INTRODUCTION

This case is part of a r.ecent swell of litigation challenging the Government’s interpretation of section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.1 That section provides for mandatory detention — ie., detention with no possibility of release on bond, - pending adjudication of removal— for aliens who have committed certain crimes.2 Procedurally, section 236(c) instructs the

Attorney General to *2take into custody any alien who [has been convicted of a qualifying offense] when the alien is released, without regard…