Justices Order Detention for Certain Immigrants Fleeing Torture (1)

Immigrants awaiting a decision on whether they can stay in the U.S. after reentering the country illegally because they fear torture at home must be detained while their cases work their way through the system, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.

The decision on Tuesday affects a narrow group involved in so-called “withholding-only” removal proceedings, where the question isn’t whether the immigrant is deportable, but rather where they can be deported to, Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the court.

In reversing the Virginia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit over the dissent of three justices, the six-member majority said ...