Scope and purpose
The Court interpreted 8 U.S.C. §1231(a)(6) to avoid serious constitutional concerns about indefinite detention. After the presumptive period, a showing that removal is not significantly likely in the reasonably foreseeable future requires a government response sufficient to rebut it.
Related rules and practical context
Identify the actual detention authority and procedural stage. INA §241 detention is not identical to every pre-order detention situation. Subsequent Supreme Court and circuit authority must be checked before applying the holding to an individual case.