In a closely divided 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that deadlines for voluntary departure given to undocumented immigrants do not include weekends and legal holidays. The ruling centered on the case of Hugo Abisai Monsalvo Velazquez, a Mexican national who had been living in the United States without legal status and was ordered to leave the country.
The Daily Caller reports Velazquez contested that his 60-day period to depart, which concluded on a Saturday, should have been extended to the next available business day. Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch posed the question: “Does every calendar day count?” He went on to conclude that, similar to other legal contexts, if a deadline falls on a weekend or public holiday, it extends
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