The Supreme Court issued two rulings on Monday which will make it much harder for people in immigration custody to challenge their detention. In one case, the court ruled that noncitizens who have been held for more than six months in immigration custody are not entitled to bond hearings. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the majority opinion. In a second related case, the court ruled that jailed immigrants cannot come together to file class-action lawsuits to demand periodic bond hearings. But in this case, Sotomayor wrote a partial dissent, noting, “Today’s holding risks depriving many vulnerable noncitizens of any meaningful opportunity to protect their rights.”