New Ruling Against Mandatory Detention Is Another Blow to Trump Immigration Policy
The split ruling says immigrants arrested inside the U.S. must get a bond hearing within 90 days, affecting tens of thousands in detention.
- On Thursday, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that detained immigrants in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi must receive bond hearings within 90 days, rejecting the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy.
- Enacted last year, the administration's policy mandated detention without bond for immigrants arrested on immigration charges, reversing decades of practice that granted hearings to those living in the country.
- Judge Leslie H. Southwick, a former President George W. Bush appointee, wrote the decision favoring three long-term Texas residents: Ignacio Sosnava Rodriguez, Alejandro Villegas Angel, and Miguel Angel Gomez Alvarado.
- The Department of Homeland Security disagreed with the ruling, stating it remains confident in its legal position and temporarily withheld the decision while seeking potential U.S. Supreme Court review.
- This decision joins several other circuit courts in rejecting mandatory detention policies, positioning the U.S. Supreme Court to potentially resolve the conflict in October.
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5th Circuit rejects Trump’s mandatory immigration detention policy: What's it mean? What's next?
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Photo by Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America)In a long-anticipated decision, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration’s policy of detaining some immigrants without providing them due process in the form of a bond hearing is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel for the court ruled that peo…
Federal appeals court shoots down Trump’s mandatory immigration detention policy
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. In a long-anticipated decision, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled on Thursday (July 2) that the Trump administration’s policy of detaining some immigrants without providing them due process in the form of a bond hearing is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel for the court ruled that people arrested within the country on immigration charg…
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