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ZADVYDAS v. DAVIS
Kennedy, J., dissenting
were released. 65 Fed. Reg. 80285 (2000); Reply Brief for
Petitioners in No. 00–38, p. 15. As a result, although the
alien carries the burden to prove detention is no longer justified, there is no showing this is an unreasonable burden.
Like the parolee in Morrissey, who was aware of the conditions of his release, the aliens in the instant cases have
notice, constructive or actual, that the INA imposes as a consequence of the commission of certain crimes not only deportation but also the possibility of continued detention in cases
where deportation is not immediately feasible. And like the
prisoner in Board of Pardons v. Allen, who sought federalcourt review of the discretionary decision denying him parole eligibility, removable aliens held pending deportation
have a due process liberty right to have the INS conduct the
review procedures in place. See 482 U. S., at 381. Were
the INS, in an arbitrary or categorical manner, to deny an
alien access to the administrative processes in place to review continued detention, habeas jurisdiction would lie to
redress the due process violation caused by the denial of the
mandated procedures under 8 CFR § 241.4 (2001).
This is not the posture of the instant cases, however. Neither Zadvydas nor Ma argues that the Attorney General has
applied the procedures in an improper manner; they challenge only the Attorney General’s authority to detain at all
where removal is no longer foreseeable. The Government
has conceded that habeas jurisdiction is available under 28
U. S. C. § 2241 to review an alien’s challenge to detention following entry of a final order of deportation, Brief for Respondents in No. 99–7791, at 9–10, n. 7; Tr. of Oral Arg. 59,
although it does not detail what the nature of the habeas
review would be. As a result, we need not decide today
whether, and to what extent, a habeas court could review
the Attorney General’s determination that a detained alien
continues to be dangerous or a flight risk. Given the undeniable deprivation of liberty caused by the detention, there
might be substantial questions concerning the severity nec-