Judges nix Trump's mandatory immigrant detention policy, teeing up Supreme Court fight

The 9th Circuit was one of two appellate courts to issue rulings this week against the Trump administration, finding that immigrants who are detained away from the border are entitled to a bond hearing to decide whether they should be freed or remain in detention while their case proceeds

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit handed the Trump administration a loss Thursday on its policy of mandatory detention for illegal immigrants, adding to the deep divide among federal appeals courts on the legality of the policy. A three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit ruled 2-1 to reject the Trump administra

Appeals court rules that the Trump administration cannot deny detained migrants the chance for release on bond.

The rulings deepen a split across the judiciary, making it more likely that the Supreme Court will consider the legality of detaining undocumented immigrants indefinitely.

This ruling further deepens a growing divide among federal appeals courts regarding the administration's mandatory detention policy

Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants  AP News

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot deny immigrants detained inside the United States a chance for release on bond

Winnipeg-born Clayton Herman says a mail delay is the reason he’s back in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, just five weeks after a federal judge in California ordered his immediate release.