The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) issued Tuesday an amicus brief in relation to the ongoing case Genalo v. Keisy G.M., in which a legal immigrant from the Dominican Republican argues that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated his right to due process by detaining him for 21 months without a bond hearing.
The USCCB and CLINIC urged the Supreme Court of the United States to rule in favor of safeguarding due process rights for noncitizens who face deportation proceedings and against indefinite detention without judicial review.
“Freedom from physical restraint is among the most basic liberties our Constitution protects. Since the Founding, courts have safeguarded that freedom by ensuring that detention does not continue for months or years without individualized review by a neutral tribunal. This fundamental right to be free from arbitrary confinement is not limited to citizens. […] In his landmark encyclical Pacem in Terris, Pope John XXIII proclaimed that the common good is best safeguarded when personal rights and duties are guaranteed,” they wrote.
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