Legal Opinion
Morales-Fernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2005No. 03-1111PublishedCited by 619 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Euclides Morales-Fernandez appeals the district court’s dismissal of his pro se 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 1 The Supreme Court recently held that 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6) limits an inadmissible alien’s post-removal detention to a reasonable time period and does not permit indefinite detention by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). 2 Clark v. Martinez, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 716, 160 L.Ed.2d 734 (2005). Clark’s holding dictates Mr. Morales-Fernandez is entitled to be released and paroled into the country. As a result, we reverse and…
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