Supreme Court hears case that could shape Trump's immigration plans

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Washington Examiner:

The Supreme Court began on Wednesday hearing a case that could dramatically affect President-elect Trump's policy on immigration, just as Trump prepares to undo President Obama's immigration actions after Inauguration Day.

 

The court heard oral arguments in Jennings v. Rodriguez, an immigration case from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled detained illegal immigrants — including those with criminal records — are entitled to bond hearings with the possibility of release.

 

Statements and questions from the court's left-leaning justices on Wednesday indicated they may be eager to interpret the immigration statutes at issue in Jennings or implant new constitutional limitations regarding detention and deportation proceedings before Trump ever takes office.

 

The court's left and right-leaning blocs locked horns over whether adjudication of the class-action case involved a question of constitutionality or statutory interpretation. Chief Justice John Roberts noted that the court does not have a role in writing or rewriting statutes, while Justice Elena Kagan insisted that the court need not create a statute if it chooses to introduce a constitutional limit.