Legal Opinion

Ricardo Antonio Welch, Jr. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided May 31, 2005No. 18-4273PublishedCited by 208 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge STAMP joined.

OPINION

DUNCAN, Circuit Judge.

Ricardo Antonio Welch, Jr. was detained for 422 days under an immigration statute that this court later determined was unconstitutional as applied to him due to its failure to provide for a bail hearing. 1 Welch v. Ashcroft, 293 F.3d 213 (4th Cir. 2002). Welch’s successful challenge to his detention led to a court-ordered hearing at which an immigration judge released him on bail. Welch now brings this action, claiming that his detention constituted…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Demore v. KimSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Lane v. PenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. David Wayne Evans v. B.F. Perkins CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by208 opinions

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