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SUPREME COURT BACKS TRUMP POWER TO DETAIN MIGRANTS WHO COMMIT CRIMES.
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SUPREME COURT BACKS TRUMP POWER TO DETAIN MIGRANTS WHO COMMIT CRIMES.
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SUPREME COURT BACKS TRUMP POWER TO DETAIN MIGRANTS WHO COMMIT CRIMES
- A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled that immigration authorities can detain noncitizens for possible deportation long after they serve prison sentences for criminal convictions.
- The ACLU had argued that federal law imposes a strict time limit on when government officials can detain aliens for deportation after they are released from jail.
- Thousands of noncitizens could be affected by Tuesday’s ruling.
