Rights Of Convicted Non-citizens Whose Sentence Has Finished

Based on the answer to the question below, I believe that we can have a bifurcated discussion on how Trump should proceed, given his policies toward undocumented immigrants and deportation. Personally, I think that the most straightforward way to limit Trump's ICE policy is for the federal government to have access to those jailed non-citizens convicted of certain crimes.

RIGHTS OF NON-CITIZEN CONVICTS WHOSE TERM HAS FINISHED

Should the federal government be given lists of non-citizens who are completing their prison terms and be allowed to interview them before release to assess whether individuals are qualified to remain in the US or perhaps should be subject to judicial review of their status? Who should make this decision?
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This is a matter a matter of balancing the rights of non-citizen criminals against the stated needs of the federal government.
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The actions of Trump on immigration and with regard to sending ICE and troops to Democratic cities may be related, but, for me, that should be a separate discussion.
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I think that there are very clear ramifications of the answer to this underlying question. For example, if states refuse, and if there are even a relatively small number of those who by law should be deported who are now being released into the community, then the federal government might decide that there is a reason to camp out around every prison and detain those who might be deportable.

Maria Billingsley said:

The question above has no relevance to the HLS mandate and subsequently ICE. The administration has significantly expanded expedited removal, which allows immigration officers to deport certain individuals without a court hearing. Under the Laken Riley Act passed in 2025, the government also mandates the detention of non-citizens charged with or convicted of theft-related crimes.

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PART of the mandate is to remove those undocumented who have committed felonies or other violent crimes.
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Do you support the federal government having access to prison records so that they can interview non-citizens before they are released.
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Having this access would NOT stop all of Trump's excesses regarding immigration. That would take elections.

What it would do is address a serious issue where the majority of Americans probably agree.