The Trump administration received another rare win in a week of judicial defeats, this time from a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel ruled 2-1 to reverse a lower court order that would have essentially forced the DHS to have a catch and release policy for illegal immigrants. The ruling now generally allows illegals to be detained without bond until their removal case is resolved by the court. Read more about the progressive judiciary versus the conservative executive in our Bellwether Deepdive on pg. 2.
Circuit Court Delivers Major Victory For Trump, Mass Deportations – trendingpoliticsnews.com
A divided panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a major win for immigration enforcement, backing ICE’s ability to detain certain illegal immigrants without bond while their removal cases move through the system.
The ruling, decided 2-1, reverses a lower-court decision that critics said was pushing the Department of Homeland Security toward catch-and-release by forcing broad bond access for detainees already living inside the United States.
“This is a MASSIVE victory for the deportation mission 🇺🇸”
The case centers on the government’s authority to hold illegal immigrants in custody during removal proceedings under federal immigration law, and whether judges can require bond hearings as a default. The majority said the statute allows detention without bond for covered categories, rejecting the idea that immigration authorities must routinely offer release conditions while deportation cases are pending.
🚨 BREAKING — TRUMP WINS IN COURT: The 8th Circuit has just OVERTURNED an activist judge ruling and upheld ICE’s mass detention policy of illegal aliens
This is a MASSIVE victory for the deportation mission 🇺🇸
2-1, the court held that illegal aliens already residing in the US… pic.twitter.com/irxXL4rYqD
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