This is a _major_ ruling by the Attorney General, overruling the Board of Immigration Appeals' contrary 2005 decision in Matter of X-K-. In short, the government is claiming unreviewable authority to decide which asylum seekers can be released pending disposition of their cases.

This is a _major_ ruling by the Attorney General, overruling the Board of Immigration Appeals' contrary 2005 decision in Matter of X-K-. In short, the government is claiming unreviewable authority to decide which asylum seekers can be released pending disposition of their cases. https://t.co/C2mYno6TzS

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) April 16, 2019