It's a 100 piece puzzle. Not 99.
Here is your missing puzzle piece: "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof".
Oh regarding that whole bit about: "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law". Welp... turns out the world changed a might bit on September 5th, 2025 and you might have missed the news item from your beloved Pravda news disservice about it.
Imma go with an AI synopsis:
Immigration judges' ability to release detained individuals on bond has been significantly restricted. On September 5, 2025, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a precedential decision in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, ruling that individuals who entered the United States unlawfully are no longer eligible for bond hearings, effectively eliminating immigration judges' authority to grant release on bond for this group. This decision reversed longstanding precedent under which immigration judges could grant bond under INA § 236(a) if the individual lacked a disqualifying criminal record and was not deemed a danger or flight risk, a position the BIA had reaffirmed in a precedential decision less than three months prior.
As a result of this ruling, thousands of detained immigrants who previously would have been eligible for bond hearings now have no recourse for release through immigration court unless they file and win a federal lawsuit. Entry without inspection is the most common charge in immigration court, accounting for over a million of the 1.76 million cases initiated in fiscal year 2024 and 62% of new cases in 2025, meaning the impact of this decision is widespread...
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