In Arias v. Warden, No. 18-14328 (July 8, 2019) (Grant,
Marcus, Hull), the Court upheld the denial of a habeas petition to block extradition to Colombia.
The petitioner emphasized that the Colombia Supreme Court
had declared the extradition treaty unconstitutional. But both the US and Colombia have continued
to act as if the treaty is valid. The
Eleventh Circuit deferred to the State Department's position about the impact,
if any, of the foreign court's ruling on the validity of the treaty. The Court also rejected other challenges to
the extradition based on the facts of the case.
