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 Trump administration's mandatory detention policy reversed decades of practice by requiring detention without bond for all immigrants arrested on immigration charges, regardless of residency length.
- Judge Leslie H. Southwick wrote the decision favoring three long-term Texas residents—Ignacio Sosnava Rodriguez, Alejandro Villegas Angel, and Miguel Angel Gomez Alvarado—who successfully challenged their detention without bond.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated it strongly disagrees with the ruling and remains confident in its legal position, temporarily withholding the decision while considering U.S. Supreme Court review.
- This decision joins four other circuit courts in rejecting mandatory detention for immigrants, creating a legal conflict the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to resolve 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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