Johnson v. Guzman Chavez
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Summary
A short, plain-English overview of Johnson v. Guzman Chavez.
In Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, the Supreme Court addressed the detention of aliens with reinstated removal orders who seek withholding-only relief. The Court determined that Section 1231, not Section 1226, governs their detention, as the removal orders remain administratively final. This decision reversed the Fourth Circuit's affirmation that Section 1226 applied, impacting procedural due process considerations for bond hearings.
Holding
The single most important “bottom line” of what the Court decided in Johnson v. Guzman Chavez.
The Court held that Section 1231, not Section 1226, governs the detention of aliens subject to reinstated orders of removal.
Constitutional Concepts
These are the Constitution-related themes that appear in Johnson v. Guzman Chavez. Click a concept to see other cases that involve the same idea.
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Why Procedural Due Process is relevant to Johnson v. Guzman Chavez
The case involves determining the correct statutory procedure for detaining aliens and whether they are entitled to bond hearings, which implicates procedural due process rights.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)Respondents fled habeas proceedings in District Court, seeking a declaration that § 1226 governs their detention, as well as an injunction ordering the Government to grant them individualized bond hearings consistent with § 1226.
Key Quotes
Short excerpts from the syllabus in Johnson v. Guzman Chavez that support the summary and concepts above.
Section 1231, not § 1226, governs the detention of aliens subject to reinstated orders of removal.
Respondents' arguments cannot overcome the statute's plain text.
Congress had obvious reasons to treat these two groups differently.
