Federal Appeals Court Upholds Trump Administration’s Detention Policy
In a significant legal decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that the Trump administration can continue its policy of detaining immigrants without offering them the opportunity to post bond. This decision reverses an earlier ruling from a lower court that had declared this practice illegal.
This ruling holds particular relevance in the jurisdictions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Mo Goldman, an immigration attorney based in Tucson, highlighted that historically, immigrants who entered the U.S. unlawfully were often released on bond while awaiting their deportation hearings.
“This new view of the law that occurred last year has resulted in a huge increase in the number of people being detained,” Goldman noted, emphasizing the shift in the handling of such cases.
While the ruling does not directly affect Goldman’s clients outside of the 5th Circuit’s jurisdiction, he expressed concern about potential implications. “I guess a bigger concern is whether they might start to try to move people into Texas and Louisiana, because ICE can pick up people and transfer them into other circuits,” he mentioned, pondering the broader impact on immigration practices.
The decision was rendered in a close 2-1 ruling. The majority opinion supports the constitutionality of the no-bond detention policy, whereas the dissenting judge, Dana Douglas, argued that this approach is both unprecedented and inconsistent with existing immigration law.
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