Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam

Decided June 25, 2020. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-161 · 591 U.S. 103 (2020) · Cited 639 times

Holding

As applied here, 8 U. S. C. §1252(e)(2)—which limits the habeas review obtainable by an alien detained for expedited removal—does not violate the Suspension or Due Process Clauses.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr · 533 U.S. 289 (2001)
• Nishimura Ekiu v. United States · 142 U.S. 651 (1892)
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
• Munaf v. Geren · 553 U.S. 674 (2008)
• United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy · 347 U.S. 260 (1954)
• Chin Yow v. United States · 208 U.S. 8 (1908)
• Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. Mezei · 345 U.S. 206 (1953)
• Heikkila v. Barber · 345 U.S. 229 (1953)
• Gegiow v. Uhl · 239 U.S. 3 (1915)
• Zadvydas v. Davis · 533 U.S. 678 (2001)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• Landon v. Plasencia · 459 U.S. 21 (1982)
• Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr · 589 U.S. 221 (2020)
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
• United States Ex Rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy · 338 U.S. 537 (1950)
• The Japanese Immigrant Case · 189 U.S. 86 (1903)
• Preiser v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 475 (1973)
• Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee · 525 U.S. 471 (1999)
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld · 542 U.S. 507 (2004)
• Mathews v. Diaz · 426 U.S. 67 (1976)
• Ex Parte Bollman and Swartwout · 8 U.S. 75 (1807)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Fay v. Noia · 372 U.S. 391 (1963)
• Wilkinson v. Dotson · 544 U.S. 74 (2005)
• Wright v. West · 505 U.S. 277 (1992)
• City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
• Demore v. Kim · 538 U.S. 510 (2003)
• Skinner v. Switzer · 562 U.S. 521 (2011)
• Moncrieffe v. Holder · 569 U.S. 184 (2013)
• Arizona v. United States · 567 U.S. 387 (2012)

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