New York pardon moots Supreme Court immigration detention case

The Supreme Court will not hear oral arguments in a case over bond rights for noncitizens held in immigration detention for long periods after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned one of the central plaintiffs. The case involved Keisy Guerrero Mariano, a Dominican citizen with lawful status who had pleaded guilty to seconddegree assault. The Trump administration had asked the court to review whether some noncitizens facing mandatory deportation are entitled to a bond hearing when detention becomes prolonged. The Justice Department said the case is now moot, but it plans to look for another lawsuit to bring the issue back before the court in a future term. The underlying dispute has centered on a 2024 Second Circuit ruling that prolonged detention can trigger a constitutional right to a bond hearing under the Fifth Amendment.