Panel rules immigrants in S. Calif. can't be held indefinitely

Los Angeles Times ^ | April 16, 2013 | Maura Dolan,

[moonshinner_09]

Immigrants detained in Southern California for possible deportation must be given a hearing within six months to determine whether they should be released, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s order requiring the federal government to provide hearings to immigrants who are incarcerated in Southern California, including those arrested while entering the country or those with a criminal history.

“Contrary to the government’s rhetoric, this injunction will not flood our streets with fearsome criminals seeking to escape the force of American immigration law,” Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw, an appointee of former President Clinton, wrote for the panel.

The ruling stemmed from a class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of immigrants in Southern California who have been held by the federal government for longer than six months.

A district judge ordered the government to give the immigrants hearings and release those who posed no risks to society and were not likely to flee.

Immigrants released this way have to post a bond and are subject to government supervision, including possible electronic monitoring, until an immigration judge determines their fate.

[moonshinner_09]

The illegals must of committed some serious crimes to for immigration to place detainers on them.When you think about sanctuary cites/state......... Calif rakes right up there at the very top of the list in the eyes of Calif .Why does Calif even bother to arrest illegals and at the same time, CALIF work very hard to keep them out jails and works very hard to ignore detainers.

[TheBattman]

Of course- one alternative would be to load them into C130 cargo planes, fly over Mexico City, and just dump them out the back from an altitude of about 1000ft.

[Psycho_Bunny]

“A district judge ordered the government to...release those who posed no risks to society and were not likely to flee.”

Hey! Remember to take their passports!

[Cyman]

““Contrary to the government’s rhetoric, this injunction will not flood our streets with fearsome criminals seeking to escape the force of American immigration law,” Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw, an appointee of former President Clinton, wrote for the panel. “

And what SPECIFICALLY does this cornhole base this statement?