Appeals Court Orders ICE to Hold Bond Hearings for Deportees, Deal Blow to Trump Administration
A conservative federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration must grant bond hearings to immigrants in detention within 90 days of their arrest. This decision strikes a significant blow to the administration’s policy of mandatory detention for individuals awaiting deportation proceedings, a policy criticized by civil rights groups as a violation of due process. The court emphasized that the government must provide individualized justification for continued detention without bond, with judges highlighting that most detainees do not pose a threat and have built lives within the country. This ruling adds to a growing number of federal court orders rejecting the administration’s attempts to swiftly detain and deport immigrants.
John Q. Hosedrinker