US appeals court rejects Trump's immigration detention policy
A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for immigrants. The ruling indicates that the administration misinterpreted immigration law, which could lead to a Supreme Court review. This decision aligns with over 370 lower-court judges who have opposed the administration's stance on detention without bond hearings.
- ▪The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Trump administration's immigration detention policy.
- ▪The court's decision supports a previous ruling that led to the release of a Brazilian national detained for over 20 years.
- ▪The ruling challenges the Department of Homeland Security's interpretation of who qualifies as 'applicants for admission' under immigration law.
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People protest against the living conditions of immigrants at the family detention center in Dilley, Texas, on Apr. 18. Reuters-YonhapA federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's practice of subjecting most people arrested in its immigration crackdown to mandatory detention without the opportunity to seek release on bond.A three-judge panel of the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that President Donald Trump's administration had adopted a novel but wrong interpretation of a decades-old immigration law to support a mass detention policy.
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