Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Bond Hearings for Criminal Noncitizens
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 27
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Bond Hearings for Criminal Noncitizens
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 27
Summary
The administration asked the Supreme Court to take Genalo v. D.C. before the Second Circuit rules, seeking to block a precedent that grants bond hearings when mandatory immigration detention becomes unreasonably prolonged.
At issue is whether the government must prove by clear and convincing evidence that a detained noncitizen with a criminal record is a flight risk or danger before continued custody can continue.
D.C., a 62-year-old Dominican citizen, was detained by ICE after finishing a state sentence in September 2025; court records list four convictions and repeated failures to appear.
The petition follows the collapse of an earlier Supreme Court vehicle after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned another detainee, G.M., prompting the justices to dismiss that case as moot on Sept. 11.
Legal experts cited by the report say a ruling for D.C. could force more hearings nationwide and make it harder to keep some criminal or terrorism-linked detainees in custody during removal proceedings.