Nielsen v. Preap
2019 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nielsen v. Preap, No. 16-1363, 586 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case related to the detention of legal immigrants with criminal histories. In a 5–4 vote, the Court ruled that the government has the power to detain immigrants at any time that have committed certain crimes that could lead to their deportation, even if those crimes occurred long in the past.
Quick Facts Nielsen v. Preap, Argued October 10, 2018 Decided March 19, 2019 ...
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Argued October 10, 2018 Decided March 19, 2019 | |
Full case name | Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. v. Mony Preap, et al. |
Docket no. | 16-1363 |
Citations | 586 U.S. (more) 139 S. Ct. 954; 203 L. Ed. 2d 333 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Decision | Opinion |
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Majority | Alito (Parts I, III–A, III–B–1, and IV), joined by Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
Plurality | Alito (Parts II and III–B–2), joined by Roberts, Kavanaugh |
Concurrence | Kavanaugh |
Concurrence | Thomas (in part), joined by Gorsuch |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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