Legal Opinion
Hechavarria v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 16, 2018No. Docket No. 16-1380; August Term, 2017PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLER, Circuit Judge:
The Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") provides for the detention of immigrants under various circumstances, two of which are at issue in this case. Immigrants who have been ordered removed are detained during their "removal period" under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a). "Criminal aliens" are detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c). In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a "criminal alien" is detained under Section 1231(a) when he has exhausted his options for administrative review, even though he has a stay pending resolution of his appeal in this Court. We hold today…
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