# Supreme Court to weigh indefinite ICE detention rights  
**Published:** 2026-06-15T22:51:21.000Z  
**Source:** [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/15/repub/supreme-court-agrees-to-weigh-in-on-case-over-rights-of-some-in-prolonged-ice-detention/)  
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The U.S. Supreme Court [agreed Monday to hear a case](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/15/repub/supreme-court-agrees-to-weigh-in-on-case-over-rights-of-some-in-prolonged-ice-detention/) challenging whether immigrants with criminal records can be detained indefinitely by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without a bond hearing.

The court accepted Genalo v. Black, a case from New York involving a legal immigrant from the Dominican Republic arrested by ICE after an assault conviction and held for 21 months during deportation proceedings. An appeals court had determined that "unreasonably prolonged" detention requires a bond hearing where the government must demonstrate "clear and convincing evidence" that an immigrant would be a flight risk or danger to the community before release.

The Supreme Court also asked attorneys to brief the court on whether the immigrant's 2020 release makes the case moot, a question that could determine whether the justices ultimately rule on the merits.

The case comes as [Nebraska has signed a contract with ICE to convert the Work Ethic Camp in McCook into an immigration detention facility](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/10/17/nebraska-signed-contract-with-ice-on-sept-30-to-turn-state-prison-into-migrant-detention-center/) housing up to 300 detainees. The state expects to generate approximately $14.25 million annually from the arrangement.

Federal courts have issued conflicting rulings on indefinite detention policies. While some appeals courts have upheld mandatory detention for immigrants with criminal convictions or records of illegal border crossing, others have declared such policies unconstitutional. Individual judges have mostly ruled that non-criminals in immigration detention are entitled to bond hearings or should be freed.

Immigration attorneys in Nebraska have expressed concern about the implications. "It really gives them power that the Constitution didn't intend for them to have," [said Jamie Arango, an immigration attorney in Lincoln](https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/how-a-centuries-old-legal-tool-helped-nebraska-immigrants-leave-ice-detention/).

The Supreme Court case comes amid a broader legal battle over the Trump administration's detention policies. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed nationwide challenging indefinite detention, including multiple cases involving Nebraska immigrants represented by the American Civil Liberties Union.

## Sources

- [Nebraska Examiner](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/15/repub/supreme-court-agrees-to-weigh-in-on-case-over-rights-of-some-in-prolonged-ice-detention/)
- [Nebraska Examiner - Nebraska signed contract with ICE on Sept. 30 to turn state prison into migrant detention center](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/10/17/nebraska-signed-contract-with-ice-on-sept-30-to-turn-state-prison-into-migrant-detention-center/)
- [Nebraska Public Media - How a centuries-old legal tool helped Nebraska immigrants leave ICE detention](https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/how-a-centuries-old-legal-tool-helped-nebraska-immigrants-leave-ice-detention/)

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