Fifth Circuit Endorses Broad Immigration Detention Policy

A divided 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration’s interpretation allowing mandatory detention without bond for most deportation targets is lawful, reversing decades of practice and aligning with ICE’s July policy shift; the decision, opposed by a Biden-appointed judge in dissent, contrasts with rulings from hundreds of district courts and could push the case toward the Supreme Court as challenges to the policy continue and the scope of detention remains a nationwide question.