U.S. appeals court: alien.

• Position: Habeas Corpus - Gonzalez v. O'Connell - Brief Article

Gonzalez v. O'Connell, 355 F.3d 1010 (7th Cir. 2004). An alien petitioned for habeas corpus relief, alleging that a mandatory detention requirement was unconstitutional as applied to him. The district court granted the petition and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) appealed. The appeals court reversed, finding that mandatory detention pending removal...