No. 19-161

Department of Homeland Security, et al. v. Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-05
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (12)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law constitutional-challenge due-process expedited-removal habeas-corpus immigration-law judicial-review suspension-clause
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus Securities Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-10-18 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Section 1252(e)(2) is unconstitutional under the Suspension Clause as applied to respondent

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Respondent is an inadmissible alien who was apprehended almost immediately after illegally crossing the U.S. border and was placed into expedited removal proceedings. See 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1).. An asylum officer conducted a credible-fear interview and found that respondent lacked a credible fear of persecution on a protected ground or a credible fear of torture. Upon de novo review, an immigration judge reached the same conclusions and respondent’s expedited-removal order became final. Respondent then filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which the district court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because it did not raise the kinds of habeas challenges to expedited-removal orders that are permitted under 8 U.S.C. 1252(e)(2). The court of appeals reversed, concluding that Section 1252(e)(2) violated the Suspension Clause, U.S. Const. Art. I, § 9, Cl. 2, as applied to respondent. The question presented is whether, as applied to respondent, Section 1252(e)(2) is unconstitutional under the Suspension Clause. (I)

Docket Entries

2020-07-27
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-06-25
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19-161_g314.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan, J., joined.
2020-03-06
Lodging of petitioners consisting of a redacted transcript in related case filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-05
Lodging proposal of petitioners approved by the Clerk.
2020-03-02
Argued. For petitioners: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Lee Gelernt, New York, N. Y.
2020-02-14
Reply of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amici curiae of Asylum Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amici curiae of Immigration Scholars filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amici curiae of Professors Of Sri Lankan Politics filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amici curiae of Immigration and Human Rights Organizations filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of the Law of Habeas Corpus filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amici curiae of International Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-22
Brief amici curiae of The States of Illinois, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-01-21
CIRCULATED
2020-01-15
Brief of respondent Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam filed.
2020-01-10
The record of the U.S.D.C. Southern District of California is electronic and available on PACER. SEALED documents electronically received by the Clerk.
2020-01-09
The record of the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is available on PACER. The SEALED record material has been electronically received by the Clerk.
2020-01-09
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
2019-12-16
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
2019-12-16
Brief amici curiae of The States of Arizona, et al. filed.
2019-12-16
Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.
2019-12-09
Proposal of petitioners to lodge copies of transcript hearing held before immigration judge on March 17, 2017, filed.
2019-12-09
Brief of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed.
2019-12-09
Joint appendix filed.
2019-11-26
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 2, 2020.
2019-11-21
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 9, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 15, 2020.
2019-10-30
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2019-10-18
Petition GRANTED.
2019-10-18
As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions.
2019-10-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-19
Reply of petitioners Department of Homeland Security, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2019-09-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
2019-09-04
Brief of respondent Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam in opposition filed.
2019-08-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2019)
2019-06-26
Application (18A1219) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 4, 2019.
2019-06-25
Application (18A1219) to extend further the time from July 5, 2019 to August 4, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
2019-05-24
Application (18A1219) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 5, 2019 to July 5, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
2019-05-24
Application (18A1219) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 5, 2019.
2019-05-24
Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.

Attorneys

American Bar Association
Judy Perry Martinez Sr.Simon Peragine et al., Amicus
Judy Perry Martinez Sr.Simon Peragine et al., Amicus
Asylum Law Professors
Roy T. Englert Jr.Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP, Amicus
Roy T. Englert Jr.Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP, Amicus
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
Kymberlee Claire StapletonCriminal Justice Legal Foundation, Amicus
Kymberlee Claire StapletonCriminal Justice Legal Foundation, Amicus
Department of Homeland Security, et al.
Noel John FranciscoJones Day, Petitioner
Noel John FranciscoJones Day, Petitioner
Immigration and Human Rights Organizations
Matthew Eben PriceJenner & Block, LLP, Amicus
Matthew Eben PriceJenner & Block, LLP, Amicus
Immigration Reform Law Institute
Lawrence J. JosephLaw Office of Lawrence J. Joseph, Amicus
Lawrence J. JosephLaw Office of Lawrence J. Joseph, Amicus
Immigration Scholars
Joshua Seth LipshutzGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Joshua Seth LipshutzGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
International Lawyers
Curtis F. J. DoebblerThe Law Office of Dr Curtis FJ Doebbler, Amicus
Curtis F. J. DoebblerThe Law Office of Dr Curtis FJ Doebbler, Amicus
Legal Historians
Anton MetlitskyO'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Amicus
Anton MetlitskyO'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Amicus
Professors Of Sri Lankan Politics
Anjali SrinivasanKeker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, Amicus
Anjali SrinivasanKeker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, Amicus
Scholars of the Law of Habeas Corpus
Noah Adam LevineWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Amicus
Noah Adam LevineWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Amicus
The States of Arizona, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas
Rusty Duane CrandellOffice of the Attorney General, State of Arizona, Amicus
Rusty Duane CrandellOffice of the Attorney General, State of Arizona, Amicus
The States of Illinois, et al.
Jane Elinor NotzOffice of the Attorney General, State of Illinois, Amicus
Jane Elinor NotzOffice of the Attorney General, State of Illinois, Amicus
Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam
Lee GelerntAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Respondent
Lee GelerntAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Respondent