Commentary: The Supreme Court just reinforced the government's power to detain migrants indefinitely

A Supreme Court decision Tuesday morning that backed the government's power to indefinitely detain some immigrants wasn't much of a surprise, though it was still a disappointment.

And once again, Justice Steven G. Breyer in a dissent zeroed in on the issue to which the conservative majority of the court has remained blind: The government should not be able to detain immigrants indefinitely without giving them a chance to argue for bond before an immigration judge.

The case, Nielsen versus Preap, hinged on murky wording and timing. A 1996 immigration law says the government