RENO v. FLORES

No. 91-905.

507 U.S. 292 (1993)

RENO, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. FLORES et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided March 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Mahoney argued the cause for petitioners. With her on the briefs were Solicitor General Starr, Assistant Attorney General Gerson, Ronald J. Mann, Michael Jay Singer, and John C. Hoyle.

Carlos Holguin argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Peter A. Schey, Paul Hoffman, Mark Rosenbaum, James Morales, Alice Bussiere, Lucas Guttentag, and John A. Powell.*

Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and White, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, and Thomas, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J.,filed a concurring opinion,in which Souter, J., joined, p. 315. Stevens, J.,filed a dissentingopinion,in which Blackmun, J., joined, p. 320.


Justice Scalia, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Over the past decade, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS or Service) has arrested increasing numbers of alien juveniles who are not accompanied by their parents or other related adults. Respondents, a class of alien juveniles so arrested and held in INS custody pending their deportation hearings, contend that the Constitution and immigration laws require them to be released into the custody of "responsible...

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