Where Sources Agree

• arrows_inputSupreme Court to Review Detention: A number of outlets note the Supreme Court agreed on October 1 to review the Trump administration’s policy of subjecting undocumented immigrants to mandatory detention without bond hearings during deportation proceedings, according to the official Supreme Court docket.
• arrows_inputSupreme Court to Review Detention: Various sources indicate the Supreme Court will review the administration’s mandatory detention policy; this follows a circuit split where nine appeals courts ruled against the practice while two upheld it, according to federal court records.
• arrows_inputSupreme Court Review Granted: Some sources suggest the Supreme Court will review the legality of the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for undocumented immigrants in the case of Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, according to court documents.

Where Sources Disagree

• arrows_outputMandatory Detention Legality: The Trump administration contends its mandatory detention policy is authorized by a 1996 immigration law. However, challengers and the majority of federal appeals courts maintain the policy violates federal law and the Constitution by denying bond hearings to immigrants who have lived in the country for years.
• arrows_outputMandatory Detention Policy Dispute: The Trump administration argues that mandatory detention prevents undocumented immigrants from evading deportation, whereas opponents and a majority of federal appeals courts contend the policy forces mass detention, separates families, and violates federal law by denying bond hearings to long-term residents.
• arrows_outputMandatory Detention Policy Dispute: The Trump administration argues its mandatory detention policy is necessary to resolve an unworkable patchwork of inconsistent enforcement. In contrast, opponents and the majority of lower courts contend the policy represents an unlawful and radical break from decades of established practice.