Immigrant detention before removal
Rhoney v. Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha
In brief
- Where it stands
- Before Arguments
Argument not yet scheduled
- What it’s about
- Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha entered the United States without authorization more than two decades ago and has never been formally admitted.
- What's at stake
- For Barbosa da Cunha, the open question is whether the law requires detention without a bond hearing during his removal proceedings.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether federal law requires detention without a bond hearing during removal proceedings for people in his position.
Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha entered the United States without authorization more than two decades ago and has never been formally admitted.
The dispute concerns a federal law on detention during removal proceedings for people who have not been formally admitted to the United States.
Question presented
Whether 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(A) mandates the detention pending removal proceedings of aliens who, like respondent, are present in the United States without having been admitted.
What happens next
Expected by late June 2027, once argued
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 93 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Sources
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