SCOTUS reinforces Gov't's right to detain illegals.

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(03-21-2019, 11:08 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I got that although I may have said it poorly.  

It has to be a crime that would make you eligible for deportation.  Do misdemeanors qualify?

They do IF you were sentenced to more than 1 year in prison for that misdemeanor. Under the immigration law IIRIRA (1996), a term called "aggravated felony" was created to describe crimes that would require deportation and bans on immigrants, legal or illegal. The courts decided that misdemeanors with punishments longer than a year would become "aggravated felonies" and prompt deportation and future bans on return to the US. 

So there's a concern over someone being detained without bail and for an indefinite period of time over a misdemeanor (now called aggravated felony) committed years ago after they have been living in the US for years without violating the law.