Supreme court to hear case challenging Trump’s immigration detention policy

The US supreme court agreed on Thursday to take up a case challenging the Trump administration’s practice of indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants living in the US and awaiting deportation proceedings.

At the center of the immigration case is a dispute over Donald Trump’s reinterpretation of a longstanding policy that has led to a huge surge in the number of migrants held in detention centers .

For years, undocumented immigrants, who had been living in the US could be released back into their communities on bond, so long as they did not pose a threat to safety or were considered a flight risk.