The case of Jennings v. Rodriguez discusses the issue of whether aliens seeking admission to the United States who are subject to mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b) must be afforded bond hearings, with the possibility of release into the United States, if detention lasts six months. Alejandro Rodriguez and other detainees argued that their prolonged detentions were unlawful because even after six months they did not receive bond hearings. This case was moved to the Supreme Court because the government argued that under the four subclasses, none of them were entitled to bond hearings after six months of detention. After the Appellate Court affirmed the grant of the preliminary injunction, the plaintiff class then moved for permanent injunction which…show more content… Though his crimes were still crimes, they were not very serious crimes in which he needed to be detained for such a long period, as opposed to a crime like committing murder. In my opinion the government treated Rodriguez differently because he was an immigrant and a not a citizen of the United States. Instead of getting a trial and being sentenced, which is what an individual usually goes through for committing a crime, he was automatically put in detention. What was the reason for throwing Rodriguez in detention and not in jail from a fair trial? Not to mention the conditions of a detention center are not ideal and are often referred to as “prison-like.” The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to this case because it states that “no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law,” and Rodriguez was denied liberty. This Amendment specifically states that there is no discrimination against who should be denied those rights, if they are a
