Statement of Mary Bauer, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center on United States Supreme Court ruling in Nielsen v. Preap:
鈥淭oday the Supreme Court dealt another blow to immigrant鈥檚 rights by ruling that certain immigrants are not entitled to bond hearings.听 This decision is a setback to everyone鈥檚 liberty and due process rights.鈥澨� 听
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鈥淥ur nation鈥檚 harsh immigration practices lock up 50,000 people on any given day鈥攕imply because they are immigrants. These practices rip apart families and communities, destroying lives. Rather than continuing to increase our reliance on immigrant detention, we should be moving toward severely limiting it and increasing our commitment to due process and transparency."听听
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