US EditionFederal judge accuses Trump administration of ‘terror’ against immigrants in scathing ruling
Judge Sykes ruled the Trump administration unlawfully denied bond hearings to detained immigrants, prompting over 20,000 habeas corpus filings nationwide, and ordered DHS to notify detainees of bond eligibility.
- On Feb 18 U.S. District Judge Sunshine Sykes in Riverside vacated a Board of Immigration Appeals decision and issued a scathing ruling criticizing the Trump administration's immigration policies.
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed prior practice last year, leading the Board of Immigration Appeals to adopt that interpretation, prompting immigration judges to mandate detention, and thousands of immigrants to seek release in federal court.
- Sykes wrote that DHS falsely claimed ICE targeted only the 'worst of the worst,' and said that 'maybe that phrase merely mirrors the severity and ill-natured conduct by the Government.'
- Sykes ordered DHS to notify detained immigrants nationwide that they may seek release on bond, preventing immigration judges from relying on the Board's decision amid more than 20,000 habeas corpus cases.
- Sykes cited two Minnesota deaths as evidence of broader harm, saying the executive branch killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti and Americans expressed deep concern over unlawful acts; November and December rulings found the change unlawful.
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The Trump Administration broke with decades of precedent by determining that people arrested by the ICE after spending years in the United States should be denied a bail hearing.
Trump DHS hit with blistering order as it unleashes 'terror' and 'violence'
A California federal judge hit the Trump administration with a scathing order to notify thousands of detained immigrants nationwide that they can join a lawsuit demanding either a hearing or immediate release.Judge Sunshine S. Sykes didn't hold back, accusing the government of widespread flouting of...
Federal judge accuses Trump administration of 'terror' against immigrants, vacates ruling on mass detention
A U.S. federal judge has thrown out an administrative board's decision endorsing the Trump administration's policy of subjecting thousands of people arrested during its immigration crackdown to mandatory detention.
Biden Judge BLOCKS Mass Deportation Powers.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge in California overturned an immigration court ruling that supported the Trump administration’s broad detention powers over illegal immigrants.WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine Sykes, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in California.KEY QUOTE: “‘Worst of the w…
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