US EditionSecond US appeals court upholds Trump's immigration detention policy
The Eighth Circuit's 2-1 ruling aligns with the Fifth Circuit, allowing indefinite detention without bond for undocumented immigrants inside the U.S., affecting millions, legal experts say.
- A divided three-judge panel ruled that the Department of Homeland Security is legally justified in detaining certain migrants indefinitely without the possibility of a bond hearing while they await deportation proceedings.
- The decision specifically reverses a lower court's attempt to grant a habeas corpus petition for a Mexican citizen detained in Minneapolis, effectively expanding the government's authority to use mandatory detention across seven states.
- In a sharp dissent, Judge Ralph Erickson argued that the majority relied on a "novel interpretation" of existing law that contradicts decades of legal precedent and could subject millions of people to mandatory detention.
- The ruling affects seven states within the 8th Circuit's jurisdiction while aligning with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals but conflicting with the 7th Circuit, often signaling cases headed to the Supreme Court.
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Eighth Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, sides with Trump admin's mandatory immigration detention policy
On Wednesday, in a case out of Minnesota, a 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the Trump administration’s new interpretation of federal law to allow it to implement its mandatory immigration detention policy. Although only a second appeals court ruling, and one that raises significant questions, it is an important win for the Trump administration that executive officials are hoping will help supercharge the administration’s effort to …
'MASSIVE VICTORY': Appeals Court Backs Trump Detention Policy
The Trump administration scored a victory on Wednesday as an appeals court ruled that it can detain illegal immigrants without bond. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of the Department of Homeland Security’s detention policy, in the case of illegal immigrant Joaquin Herrera Avila. All three judges on the 8th Circuit panel were Republican appointees, one appointed by President George W. Bush and two b…
A second court of appeal upheld the detention and deportation policy of the State Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE). The judges of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that the Department of National Security (DHS) has a legal basis for detaining persons without the possibility of bail before being deported. Read more
Appeals Court Backs ICE Detention Without Bond
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that illegal immigrants detained by ICE have no right to a bond hearing, dealing a significant legal blow to immigration attorneys who have been using those hearings to spring detainees back onto American streets. The Eighth Circuit reversed a district court ruling in a 2-1 decision, finding that Mexican national Joaquin Herrera Avila, captured in Minneapolis last August without valid legal immigration crede…
Trump scores ‘massive court victory’ with appellate ruling on ICE detention
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illegal immigrants nabbed by ICE do not have to face bond hearings, a step that has become a potential legal impediment to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, a second federal court found Wednesday. The case involved Mexican national Joaquin Herrera Avila, who was captured in Minneapolis in August and failed to produce legal credentials authorizing his admission to the U.S. He was detaine…
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