US appeals court rejects Trump expansion of mandatory migrant detention
Summary
A federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot require all immigrants detained inside the United States to be held without a chance for bond release. This decision adds to a split among courts about the administration’s policy on mandatory detention of immigrants.Key Facts
- The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, ruled 2-1 against the Trump administration’s mandatory detention expansion.
- A judge appointed by President Trump was in the majority supporting the ruling.
- Other appeals courts have also rejected the policy, while some circuits (Fifth and Eighth) support it.
- The split in court decisions increases chances the US Supreme Court will review the issue.
- The Trump administration says it is enforcing laws properly to keep America safe.
- Previously, immigrants inside the US without criminal records usually could seek bond hearings, with mandatory detention mostly used at borders.
- Last July, the Trump administration expanded mandatory detention to immigrants arrested inside the US as part of a mass deportation effort.
- The 9th Circuit judge argued that the historical understanding of immigration law does not support the Trump administration’s broader detention policy.
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