Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions

Fifth Circuit backs Trump detention policy, breaking with 300 federal judges

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a major legal victory Friday, ruling 2-1 that the government can lawfully deny bond hearings to illegal immigrants in deportation proceedings — even those who have lived in the country for years. The decision makes the New Orleans-based court the first federal appeals court to uphold the administration's mandatory detention policy. The ruling is a sledgehammer. Over 300 federal j…

Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a hastily decided ruling on Friday night, obliterating a key understanding of federal immigration law just three days after arguments in the case and giving the Trump administration a powerful tool — for now — to enact mass detentions as part of its mass-deportation program.As covered at Law Dork on February 4, the Trump administration issued an internal policy change in 2025 that represen…