clark field office director seattle immigration customs enforcement et al martinez argued october decided january alien found inadmissible ordered removed secretary homeland security secretary ordinarily must remove alien country within days martinez respondent benitez petitioner cuban nationals inadmissible ordered removed detained beyond removal period filed habeas corpus petition challenging continued detention martinez case district found removal reasonably foreseeable ordered martinez released appropriate conditions ninth circuit affirmed benitez case district also accepted removal occur foreseeable future nonetheless denied petition eleventh circuit affirmed held secretary may detain inadmissible aliens beyond removal period long reasonably necessary achieve removal section operative language may detained beyond removal period applies equally aliens subject whether aliens admitted country zadvydas davis interpreted authorize detention aliens admitted country long reasonably necessary effectuate removal interpretation must apply inadmissible aliens well even statutory purpose constitutional concerns influencing zadvydas construction present inadmissible aliens justify giving statutory text different meaning depending characteristics aliens involved crowell benson raygor regents univ jinks richland county distinguished moreover contrary government argument nothing zadvydas indicates authorizes detention approaches constitutional limits independently authorize continued detention aliens pp zadvydas held presumptive period alien detention reasonably necessary effectuate removal six months must conditionally released time demonstrate significant likelihood removal reasonably foreseeable future government suggested reason time reasonably necessary removal longer inadmissible alien presumptive detention period applies cases martinez benitez detained well beyond six months removal orders became final government brought forward nothing indicate substantial likelihood removal subsists district case determined removal cuba reasonably foreseeable habeas petitions granted pp affirmed reversed cases remanded scalia delivered opinion stevens kennedy souter ginsburg breyer joined filed concurring opinion thomas filed dissenting opinion rehnquist joined part neil clark field office director seattle washington immigration customs enforcement et petitioners sergio suarez martinez writ certiorari appeals ninth circuit daniel benitez petitioner michael rozos field office director miami florida immigration customs enforcement writ certiorari appeals eleventh circuit january justice scalia delivered opinion alien arriving must inspected immigration official stat amended unless found clearly beyond doubt entitled admitted must generally undergo removal proceedings determine admissibility meanwhile alien may detained subject secretary discretionary authority parole country see cfr conclusion removal proceedings alien determined inadmissible ordered removed law provides secretary homeland security shall remove alien within period days cases concern secretary authority continue detain inadmissible alien subject removal order removal period elapsed sergio suarez martinez respondent daniel benitez petitioner arrived cuba june part mariel boatlift see palma verdeyen describing circumstances mariel boatlift paroled country pursuant attorney general authority see pet cert benitez wallis federal law permitted cubans paroled adjust status lawful permanent resident one year see cuban refugee adjustment act stat amended notes following neither martinez benitez qualified adjustment however time applied men become inadmissible prior criminal convictions martinez sought adjustment convicted assault deadly weapon rhode island burglary california pet cert benitez sought adjustment convicted grand theft florida men convicted additional felonies adjustment applications denied martinez petty theft prior conviction assault deadly weapon attempted oral copulation force see pet cert benitez two counts armed robbery armed burglary conveyance armed burglary structure aggravated battery carrying concealed firearm unlawful possession firearm engaged criminal offense unlawful possession sale delivery firearm altered serial number see attorney general revoked martinez parole december martinez taken custody ins removal proceedings commenced pet cert immigration judge found inadmissible reason prior convictions lack sufficient documentation ordered removed cuba martinez appeal pet cert ins continued detain expiration removal period remained custody released pursuant district order affirmed appeals decision review benitez parole revoked shortly imprisoned convictions year ins immediately initiated removal proceedings december immigration judge determined benitez excludable ordered deported ed supp benitez seek review completion state prison term ins took custody removal continued custody expiration removal period ibid september benitez received notification eligible parole contingent completion treatment program letter paul clement acting solicitor general william suter clerk benitez completed program case pending shortly completion paroled period one year ibid october two days argument benitez released custody sponsoring family aliens filed petition writ habeas corpus challenge detention beyond removal period martinez case district district oregon accepted removal reasonably foreseeable ordered ins release martinez conditions ins believed appropriate martinez smith cv app pet cert appeals ninth circuit summarily affirmed citing decision xi ins martinez ashcroft app pet cert benitez case district northern district florida also concluded removal occur foreseeable future nonetheless denied petition benitez wallis case mmp july pp app pp appeals eleventh circuit affirmed agreeing dissent xi benitez wallis granted certiorari cases benitez wallis crawford martinez ii title provides relevant part follows alien ordered removed inadmissible section title removable section title determined secretary risk community unlikely comply order removal may detained beyond removal period released shall subject terms supervision paragraph terms provision applies three categories aliens ordered removed inadmissible ordered removed removable ordered removed secretary determines either risk community flight risk zadvydas davis interpreted provision authorize attorney general secretary detain aliens second category long reasonably necessary remove country statute use may said suggests discretion necessarily unlimited discretion respect word ambiguous light perceived ambiguity serious constitutional threat believed posed indefinite detention aliens admitted country interpreted statute permit detention related statute basic purpose effectuating alien removal nce removal longer reasonably foreseeable continued detention longer authorized held presumptive period detention alien reasonably necessary effectuate removal six months alien eligible conditional release demonstrate significant likelihood removal reasonably foreseeable future question presented cases question evoked contradictory answers ninth eleventh circuits whether construction applied second category aliens covered statute applies well first category aliens ordered removed inadmissible think answer must yes operative language may detained beyond removal period applies without differentiation three categories aliens subject give words different meaning category invent statute rather interpret one zadvydas recognized statute construed literally authorize indefinite detention ultimately held read suggest less unlimited discretion detain however interpreted time dissent belief zadvydas compels result rests primarily case statement liens yet gained initial admission country present different question see post opinion thomas mistakes reservation question answer neither opinion dissent zadvydas much hints adopted novel interpretation proposed today dissent opinion case considered whether permitted government detain removable aliens indefinitely relying ambiguities statutory text canon statutes interpreted avoid constitutional doubts opinion held despite dissent repeated claims given different reading inadmissible aliens see zadvydas supra refused decide question question answer today indeed different question decided zadvydas statutory text provides distinction admitted nonadmitted aliens find results dissent contention reading zadvydas implausible post hard reconcile fact identical reading espoused zadvydas dissenters included author today dissent worse still zadvydas dissent find plausible precisely reading adopted today dissent majority logic might inadmissible removable aliens treated differently yet plausible construction imply time limit one class another text admit possibility result difficult see liens yet gained initial admission country present different question zadvydas kennedy dissenting zadvydas dissent later concluded release mariel cubans illegal inadmissible aliens seem necessary consequence majority construction statute emphasis added tellingly zadvydas majority negate either charge government joined dissent argues statutory purpose constitutional concerns influenced statutory construction zadvydas present aliens martinez benitez admitted may justify giving detention provision different meaning aliens involved unusual give statute ambiguous language limiting construction called one statute applications even though statute applications standing alone support limitation lowest common denominator must govern see leocal ashcroft slip op explaining statute criminal applications rule lenity applies interpretation statute even immigration cases ecause must interpret statute consistently whether encounter application criminal noncriminal context arms plurality opinion employing rule lenity interpret tax statute civil setting statute criminal applications scalia concurring judgment also invoking rule lenity words deciding two plausible statutory constructions adopt must consider necessary consequences choice one raise multitude constitutional problems prevail whether constitutional problems pertain particular litigant dissent takes issue maxim statutory construction ground allows litigants attack statutes constitutionally invalid based constitutional doubts concerning litigants factual circumstances thereby effect end run around constitutional doctrine governing facial constitutional challenges ante accusation misconceives fundamentally role played canon constitutional avoidance statutory interpretation canon method adjudicating constitutional questions means see nlrb catholic bishop chicago refusing engage extended analysis process applying avoidance canon considering constitutional issue see also vermeule saving constructions geo providing examples cases construed statute narrowly avoid constitutional question ultimately resolved favor broader reading indeed one canon chief justifications allows courts avoid decision constitutional questions tool choosing competing plausible interpretations statutory text resting reasonable presumption congress intend alternative raises serious constitutional doubts see rust sullivan edward debartolo florida gulf coast building constr trades council canon thus means giving effect congressional intent subverting litigant invokes canon avoidance attempting vindicate constitutional rights others dissent believes seeks vindicate statutory rights find little recommend novel interpretive approach advocated dissent render every statute chameleon meaning subject change depending presence absence constitutional concerns individual case cf harris rejecting dynamic view statutory interpretation text might mean one thing enacted yet another prevailing view constitution later changed support contention give different meaning applied nonadmitted aliens government relies prominently upon decision crowell benson brief petitioners brief respondent case involved statutory provision gave deputy commissioner employees compensation commission power authority hear determine questions respect claims longshoremen harbor workers compensation act question presented whether provision precluded review deputy commissioner determination claimant employee hence covered act held although statute read bar judicial review altogether also susceptible narrower reading permitted judicial review fact employment essential condition precedent right make claim ibid adopted latter construction order avoid serious constitutional questions believed raised total preclusion judicial review ibid holding produce statute bears two different meanings depending presence absence constitutional question always applied claimants permits judicial review employment finding corresponds crowell benson holding fact employment judicially reviewable zadvydas holding detention continued removal longer reasonably foreseeable like one applies cases dissent hand relies recent cases interpreting raygor regents univ held provision include tolling limitations periods claims waived immunity suit federal statutory language fails make clear must provisions subjecting suit covered subsequent decision jinks richland county held tolling provision apply claims political subdivisions since requirement unmistakably clear statement apply entities progression decisions remotely establish two different meanings equivalent meanings urged upon us hold single unchanging disposition tolling limitations periods apply claims consented sued federal also reject government argument zadvydas authorizes detention approaches constitutional limits brief petitioners brief respondent government provides citation support description case none exists zadvydas hold statute authorizes detention approaches constitutional limits held since interpreting statute authorize indefinite detention one plausible reading approach constitutional limits statute read line plausible reading authorize detention period consistent purpose effectuating removal ex rel attorney general delaware hudson zadvydas statute text read light purpose implicit statutory command avoid approaching constitutional limits produced rule secretary may detain aliens period reasonably necessary bring removal see passing briefs intensively oral argument government sought justify continued detention aliens authority even assuming alien subject final order removal alien applying admission therefore eligible parole provision find nothing text affirmatively authorizes detention much less indefinite detention contrary provides parole revoked alien shall returned custody paroled thereafter case shall continue dealt manner applicant admission emphasis added manner case applicant dealt beyond removal period prescribed interpreted zadvydas interpreted government fears security borders compromised must release country inadmissible aliens removed congress attend sanction indefinite detention face zadvydas establish within jurisprudence beyond power congress remedy dangerous principle judges give statutory text different meanings different cases since government suggested reason period time reasonably necessary effect removal longer inadmissible alien presumptive detention period prescribed zadvydas applies see martinez benitez detained well beyond six months removal orders became final government brought forward nothing indicate substantial likelihood removal subsists despite passage six months indeed concedes longer even involved repatriation negotiations cuba district case determined removal cuba reasonably foreseeable petitions habeas corpus granted accordingly affirm judgment ninth circuit reverse judgment eleventh circuit remand cases proceedings consistent opinion ordered neil clark field office director seattle washington immigration customs enforcement et petitioners sergio suarez martinez writ certiorari appeals ninth circuit daniel benitez petitioner michael rozos field office director miami florida immigration customs enforcement writ certiorari appeals eleventh circuit january justice concurring join opinion write separately emphasize even current statutory scheme possible government detain inadmissible aliens six months ordered removed one thing presumption described zadvydas davis presumption notes government suggested reason takes longer effect removal inadmissible aliens effect removal aliens conceivable however longer period reasonably necessary effect removal inadmissible aliens class government shows true detention beyond six months lawful within meaning ascribed zadvydas moreover government statutory means detaining aliens whose removal foreseeable whose presence poses security risks upon certifying reasonable grounds believe alien engaged certain terrorist dangerous activity specified statute supp ii secretary homeland security may detain alien successive periods release alien threaten national security safety community person finally alien released result today holding remains subject conditions supervised release see cfr fails comply conditions release subject criminal penalties including detention see zadvydas supra nowhere deny right congress subject aliens supervision within conditions released detention incarcerate appropriate violations conditions neil clark field office director seattle washington immigration customs enforcement et petitioners sergio suarez martinez writ certiorari appeals ninth circuit daniel benitez petitioner michael rozos field office director miami florida immigration customs enforcement writ certiorari appeals eleventh circuit january justice thomas chief justice joins part dissenting title aliens secretary homeland security ordered removed may detained beyond removal period nevertheless zadvydas davis construed provision contain implicit time limitation secretary power detain admitted aliens ased conclusion indefinite detention aliens raise serious constitutional concerns aliens yet gained initial admission country assured us present different question ibid today holds constitutional distinction made difference zadvydas actually irrelevant operative language applies without differentiation three categories aliens subject ante wholeheartedly agree fidelity text analysis squared zadvydas even squared zadvydas wrongly decided overruled respectfully dissent begin addressing majority interpretation zadvydas interpretation fair reading case also required sound principle statutory construction aware contrary drives majority reading novel lowest common denominator principle ante majority reading zadvydas implausible zadvydas held interpreting authorize indefinite detention admitted aliens later found removable raise serious due process concerns therefore read statute permit attorney general secretary homeland security detain admitted aliens long reasonably necessary remove country majority concedes zadvydas explicitly reserved question whether statutory holding admitted aliens applied equally inadmissible aliens ante reservation front center zadvydas appeared introduction worth repeating full cases must decide whether authorizes attorney general detain removable alien indefinitely beyond removal period period reasonably necessary secure alien removal deal aliens admitted subsequently ordered removed aliens yet gained initial admission country present different question based conclusion indefinite detention aliens former category raise serious constitutional concerns construe statute contain implicit time limitation application subject review citation omitted emphasis original reserved question constitutional questions raised detaining inadmissible aliens different raised detaining admitted aliens stated detention period limited read statute light constitution demands repeatedly emphasized constitutional distinctions among various groups aliens makes distinctions see noting different constitutional considerations applicable inadmissible admissible aliens noting cases us require us consider political branches authority control entry noting opinion consider terrorism special circumstances special arguments might made forms preventive detention heightened deference judgments political branches respect matters national security majority reading zadvydas inconsistent qualifications true zadvydas interpretation applied aliens regardless constitutional concerns involved case question applies different depending alien question trivial text plainly distinguish admitted nonadmitted aliens also need go way leave aside terrorism special circumstances disavow considerat ion political branches authority control entry construction majority extracts zadvydas applied across board ibid rationalization construction therefore leave unprotected spot nation armor internal quotation marks omitted incorrect constitutional distinctions pervade zadvydas evidence different statutory question reserved turned zadvydas thus tethered reading specific class aliens term read statute simply presumptive period presumptive period admitted aliens reading statute light constitution demands depended constitutional considerations work cases emphasis added one expect today follow procedure employed zadvydas first ask whether statute ambiguous whether one possible interpretations raises constitutional doubts applied martinez benitez step one dictated zadvydas clear whether permits indefinite detention move second step ask whether either statute possible interpretations raises constitutional doubts applied benitez martinez apply avoidance adopt interpretation free constitutional doubt zadvydas reasons departing reading zadvydas unpersuasive says reading necessary avoid invent ing statute rather interpret ing one ante preclude giving detention provision different meaning depending aliens ante emphasis original forestall establishing dangerous principle judges give statutory text different meanings different cases ante agree adopt none principles warrant reading zadvydas majority advocates zadvydas established single unchanging implausible meaning detention period authorized depends circumstances surrounding removal also type alien ordered removed grant understanding zadvydas result different detention periods different classes aliens indefinite detention limited detention others follow reads meaning statute change depending alien involved meaning statute said change simply time reasonably necessary effect removal may differ depending type alien involved opinion ante justice concurring opinion ante concede may statute sense even requires depends factual context support reading zadvydas relies statement dissent zadvydas given different reading inadmissible aliens ante citing opinion kennedy dissenting view quotation majority stresses demonstrates rested dissent premise plausible construction imply time limit one class another opinion kennedy zadvydas majority disagreed assumption adopted contrary interpretation dissent recognized zadvydas logic might inadmissible removable aliens might treated differently ibid zadvydas logic precisely repeated statements limiting decision inadmissible aliens show interpret zadvydas properly must take logic given logic reductio ad absurdum zadvydas joined dissent majority strains recharacterize zadvydas thinks unusual give statute ambiguous language limiting construction called one statute applications even though statute applications standing alone support limitation ante words claims lowest common denominator must govern ibid disagree initial matter principle inconsistent zadvydas explained limiting construction zadvydas adopted admitted aliens necessarily govern applications majority correct lowest common denominator governs careful distinction zadvydas drew admitted aliens nonadmitted aliens irrelevant best misleading worst reading zadvydas come way even involved inadmissible aliens lowest common denominator statute remains regardless identity alien understanding zadvydas implausible beyond zadvydas offers scant support idea statutes stripped lowest common denominator attempts distinguish jinks richland county raygor regents univ ante yet cases employed exactly procedure majority today says impermissible construed tolling provision apply political subdivisions extent raise constitutional doubt applied either entity jinks explicit point although held raygor apply claims filed federal subsequently dismissed sovereign immunity grounds avoid interpreting statute manner raise constitutional doubt light decisions protecting state sovereign immunity congressional abrogation constitutional doubt arises holding petitioner claim respondent state political subdivision state falls definition claim asserted subsection citation omitted emphasis original passage reads meaning applies claim asserted subsection hinge constitutional context correct jinks raygor hold single unchanging disposition apply claims ante concedes jinks reached holding analyzing whether constitutional doubts issue raygor applied county defendant ante failure reconciled jinks raygor ask whether constitutional concerns justified requirement clear statement zadvydas apply well inadmissible aliens lowest common denominator principle also tension salinas rejected argument federal bribery statute construed avoid constitutional doubts part ground serious doubt constitutionality applied facts case emphasis added unlike approach avoidance today disclaimed examination constitutionality applications whatever might said application cases application extend federal power beyond proper bounds mistaken passage salinas rejection constitutional argument merits ante salinas petitioner phrased question presented solely terms proper statutory interpretation brief petitioner never claimed statute unconstitutional see generally ibid importantly however lowest common denominator principle inconsistent history canon avoidance likely mischievous consequences modern canon avoidance doctrine courts construe ambiguous statutes avoid constitutional doubts doctrine origins different form canon traditionally avoidance canon doctrine courts read statutes avoid mere constitutional doubts instead commanded courts faced two plausible constructions statute one constitutional unconstitutional choose constitutional traditional version canon thus requires courts reach issue whether doubtful version statute constitutional adopting construction saves statute constitutional invalidity faced ambiguous statute applies traditional avoidance asking whether given two plausible interpretations statute one unconstitutional applied plaintiff interpretation actually unconstitutional applied plaintiff picks constitutional reading inquire whether either interpretations unconstitutional applied third parties unless challenge facial otherwise implicates rights history suggests lowest common denominator principle mistaken courts applying modern version canon avoidance look rights third parties courts using traditional version modern avoidance words ambiguous statute read avoid constitutional doubt statute constitutionally doubtful applied litigant unless constitutional challenge involves rights yet lowest common denominator principle allows limiting construction ambiguous statute prompted constitutional doubts infect applications statute even statute raises constitutional doubt applied specific litigant given case even constitutionally unproblematic application statute litigant severable constitutionally dubious applications lowest common denominator principle thus allows end run around constitutional doctrine governing facial constitutional challenges statutes litigant ordinarily attack statutes constitutionally invalid based constitutional doubts concerning litigants factual circumstances misses point answering canon constitutional avoidance method adjudicating constitutional questions means canon rests presumption congress intend alternative raises serious constitutional doubts ante true deciding whether plausible interpretation raises serious constitutional doubts must employ usual rules constitutional adjudication see ante noting whether interpretation constitutionally doubtful turns whether raises multitude constitutional problems zadvydas extensively employing constitutional analysis rules include doctrines governing constitutional challenges like moreover reason courts perform avoidance form assume congress intends statutes effect full extent constitution allows booker ante thomas dissenting part approach extend full constitutional bound consistent modern avoidance narrowing statute basis constitutional concerns actually present contrast majority lowest common denominator principle statute like must narrowed based constitutional concerns may never materialize short narrowed zadvydas limits executive power detain unadmitted aliens even though indefinite detention unadmitted aliens may perfectly constitutional shows sole support majority offers lowest common denominator principle squared analysis support plurality opinion reaffirmed dictum leocal ashcroft ante stated rule lenity applies statutes long criminal applications ante citing arms extent rule lenity constitutionally based clear statement rule like vagueness doctrine purpose ensure subjected criminal prosecution adequate notice conduct law prohibits mcboyle arms thus distinguishable rules governing challenges rightly wrongly lenient vagueness zadvydas contrast straightforward constitutional challenge concerned constitutional doubt arose application zadvydas hypothetical application aliens careful distinction admitted inadmissible aliens shows extent rule lenity nonconstitutionally based presumption interpretation criminal statutes arms interpretive principle fundamentally different canon constitutional avoidance rule lenity wholly independent rules governing constitutional adjudication either way case support majority restatement modern avoidance principles cases bar illustrate well exception normal operation constitutional adjudication approach creates congress explicitly provided unconstitutional applications severed constitutional congress thus indicated courts examine whether raises constitutional doubt application application severability clause zadvydas held unconstitutional indefinite detention zadvydas ho constitutionality secretary indefinite detention benitez martinez remain open question although zadvydas formally hold unconstitutional applied aliens procedure followed analyzing whether raises constitutional today limits applications may well constitutional solely basis constitutional doubts applications despite severability clause contemplates examination statute constitutionality misapprehends interpretive approach suggests spare us necessity ever finding statute unconstitutional applied ante render every statute chameleon meaning subject change depending presence absence constitutional concerns individual case ante approach none simply read ambiguous statutes avoid constitutional doubts doubts present case leaves plenty room invalidation statutes unambiguously unconstitutional permit read every statute meaning depend constitutional concerns permissible view statute ambiguous granted thereby guilty leaving courts free interpret ambiguous statutes becoming inoperative constitutional limits ante hardly absurd result unless one considers modern canon constitutional avoidance absurd every application canon rejecting plausible interpretation statute reads statute inoperative extent raises constitutional doubt limit truth aggressive application modern constitutional avoidance doctrine poses greater danger disturbing number cases applied canon constitutional doubt statutes face clear see ins cyr scalia dissenting public citizen department justice kennedy concurring judgment lowe sec white concurring result others may employ lowest common denominator approach limit application statutes wholesale searching hypothetical unconstitutional applications worse yet hypothetical constitutional doubts despite absence facial constitutional problem least long hypothetical doubts pose multitude constitutional problems ante even congress expressed clear intent unconstitutional applications severed constitutional applications regardless whether challenger standing raise constitutional issue without need engage constitutional analysis danger real cyr held immigration nationality act ina divest district courts jurisdiction habeas actions filed criminal aliens challenge removal orders thought otherwise statute preclude avenue judicial review removal orders criminal aliens thus raising serious suspension clause question construction among provisions none distinguishes criminal noncriminal aliens ina however clearly allows noncriminal aliens unlike criminal aliens right judicial review removal decisions courts appeals review provisions cyr involved criminal aliens cyr therefore one thought noncriminal aliens seeking challenge removal orders still presumably required proceed directly appeals way petition review restrictive modified hobbs act review provisions set forth rather sue directly habeas statute scalia joined rehnquist thomas dissenting yet lower courts relying version lowest common denominator principle held opposite entertained noncriminal aliens habeas actions challenging removal orders chmakov blackman see also riley ins liu ins logic allowing noncriminal aliens right judicial review removal decisions take advantage constitutional doubt arises precluding avenue judicial review criminal aliens see cyr supra escapes ii also mistaken affording zadvydas stare decisis effect zadvydas wrong statutory constitutional analysis reasons expressed well dissents case see opinion kennedy opinion scalia continue adhere views repeat analysis colleagues write explain consider zadvydas bind us zadvydas cast statutory case fact prevent us overruling true give stronger stare decisis effect holdings statutory cases constitutional cases see hilton south carolina public railways rule however absolute hesitate allow precedent yield true meaning act congress statutory precedent unworkable badly reasoned holder hall thomas concurring judgment quoting payne tennessee internal quotation marks omitted never applied stare decisis mechanically prohibit overruling earlier decisions determining meaning statutes monell new york city dept social mere fact congress overturn cases statute excuse failing overrule statutory precedent clearly wrong realities legislative process often preclude readopting original meaning statute upset zadvydas reading untenable section provides aliens secretary homeland security ordered removed may detained beyond removal period qualification authorization reference reasonable time limitation exhaust aid traditional tools statutory construction chevron natural resources defense council deferring agency interpretation statute exhaust tools deciding statute ambiguous alternative plausible construction statute adopted application traditional tools begins ends text zadvydas observation congress meant authorize detention unremovable aliens certainly spoken clearer terms proves nothing congress spoken clearly statutory case statute mention particular factual scenario congress provided reasonable time limit detentions pending removal portions kennedy dissenting failure confirms unmistakable terms time limit secretary power detain aliens textually evident alternative construction avoid constitutional doubts identified majority even apart incredible reading normal reason affording statutory holdings strong stare decisis effect congress free overrule disagrees apply zadvydas zadvydas statutory case name although zadvydas majority purported find indefinite detention constitutionally doubtful lengthy analysis strongly signaled congress indefinite detention admitted aliens unconstitutional indeed far avoiding constitutional question zadvydas took head giving extended treatment see ante noting fundamenta tenet canon constitutional avoidance method adjudicating constitutional questions means zadvydas makes clear thought indefinite detention constitutionally suspect evidence members congress understood assurance security borders compromised must release country inadmissible aliens removed congress attend ante rings hollow short constitutional amendment within power correct zadvydas error points supp ii statute congress passed shortly zadvydas evidence congress correct zadvydas mistake ante statute confirms concern zadvydas legislatively uncorrectable section authorizes detention period six months beyond removal period aliens present national security threat extent aliens removal reasonably foreseeable ante yet zadvydas conceded indefinite detention might violate due process certain special narrow nonpunitive circumstances special justification mental illness outweighs individual constitutionally protected interest avoiding physical restraint internal quotation marks citations omitted moreover zadvydas set presumptive outer limit detention power congress crafted operate within boundaries zadvydas set provision says nothing whether congress may authorize detention aliens greater lengths time reasons found constitutionally problematic zadvydas foregoing reasons affirm judgment eleventh circuit reverse judgment ninth circuit therefore respectfully dissent footnotes together benitez rozos field office director miami immigration customs enforcement certiorari appeals eleventh circuit footnotes authorities described herein exercised attorney general immigration naturalization service ins reside secretary homeland security hereinafter secretary divisions department bureau immigration customs enforcement bureau citizenship immigration services see homeland security act stat supp ii enactment illegal immigration reform immigrant responsibility act iirira stat aliens ineligible enter country denominated excludable ordered deported ed see landon plasencia aliens said inadmissible held removable despite benitez release parole case continues present live case controversy benitez correct suit contends government lacks authority continue detain released taken back custody unless violated conditions release case detention authorized detention became necessary effectuate removal case detention authorized current release however limited one year subject secretary discretionary authority terminate see cfr preserving discretion revoke parole thus benitez continue personal stake outcome petition lewis continental bank internal quotation marks omitted dissent quite wrong saying post zadvydas belief apply aliens evidenced statement consider terrorism special circumstances special arrangements might made forms preventive detention interpretation affect detention alien terrorists simple reason sustained detention alien terrorists special arrangement authorized different statutory provision see zadvydas contrary dissent contentions post decision salinas perfectly consistent principle construction salinas rejected petitioner invocation avoidance canon text statute unambiguous point consideration reason squarely addressed rejected argument statute unconstitutional applied petitioner holding construction adopted statute constitutional applied case dissent concedes argues post reached conclusion analyzing whether constitutional doubts raygor applied county defendant jinks post must engage analysis applying construction adopted zadvydas aliens cases overlooks critical distinction question jinks one us today jinks county claim aid raygor raygor held include suits nonconsenting instead county argued analogy raygor absent clear statement congressional intent construed include suits political subdivisions thus jinks considered whether raygor interpretation directly controlling whether constitutional concerns justified requirement clear statement raygor applied well case counties present cases contrast aliens ask simply interpretation announced zadvydas applied question compel us compare analogous constitutional doubts simply requires determine whether statute construed zadvydas permits distinction drawn aliens admitted aliens section reads follows secretary may discretion parole temporarily conditions may prescribe basis urgent humanitarian reasons significant public benefit alien applying admission parole alien shall regarded admission alien purposes parole shall opinion secretary served alien shall forthwith return returned custody paroled thereafter case shall continue dealt manner applicant admission congress capacity demonstrated reaction decision zadvydas less four months release opinion congress enacted statute expressly authorized continued detention period six months beyond removal period renewable indefinitely alien whose removal reasonably foreseeable presents national security threat involved terrorist activities uniting strengthening america providing appropriate tools required intercept obstruct terrorism act usa patriot act stat enacted codified supp ii footnotes section provides period limitations claim asserted claim action voluntarily dismissed time dismissal claim shall tolled claim pending period days dismissed unless state law provides longer tolling period see rust sullivan distinguishing classic modern versions canon citing cases hooper california elementary rule every reasonable construction must resorted order save statute unconstitutionality mossman higginson dall reasoning statute review must receive construction consistent constitution ex parte randolph cas cc marshall vermeule saving constructions geo black handbook construction interpretation laws ed modern version seems originated ex rel attorney general delaware hudson see chicago morales plurality opinion kolender lawson papachristou jacksonville provision division application provision person circumstances held unconstitutional remainder division application provisions division person circumstance shall affected thereby note following separability crowell benson bolsters approach employing canon avoidance construed statute case allow judicial review jurisdictional facts legislative facts even though terms statute distinguish two sorts facts presence severability provision statute gave assurance violation purpose congress sustaining determinations fact deputy commissioner acts within authority passing upon compensation claims denying finality conclusions jurisdictional facts upon valid application statute depends ibid presence severability provision reassure applying zadvydas limiting construction aliens others consistent statute see conf recent decision held criminal aliens detained indefinitely doubt referring zadvydas pt danger posed requirement aliens allowed remain increased exponentially decision zadvydas davis made clear strike unconstitutional indefinite detention secretary aliens removal orders whose countries take back except narrow circumstances footnotes omitted cong rec indefinite detention aliens permitted extraordinary circumstances citing zadvydas