U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit Issues Ruling in Iraqi Deportation Case
U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit Issues Ruling in Iraqi Deportation Case
DETROIT, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan is disappointed in today’s 2-1 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that a lower court was powerless to stop the deportation of Iraqi nationals during the summer of 2017, even when those deported face persecution, torture or death. The majority also ruled that the district court did not have jurisdiction to grant bond hearings, which resulted in the release of hundreds of detainees in January and February 2018, on a class-wide basis.