Legal war over Trump’s immigration detention policy far from over despite key win
This affects the entire country.
The Trump administration won a key victory at a federal appeals court late last week, when its mandatory detention policy for illegal immigrants was upheld, but it still faces skepticism in various other federal courts.
The administration’s mandatory detention policy has faced hundreds of adverse rulings, with illegal immigrants successfully challenging their detention through habeas corpus petitions in federal district courts across the country. Conservative legal analysts have hailed the appeals court’s ruling as a key victory, but several hurdles remain for the administration’s fight to uphold its aggressive immigration policy in federal court.
5th Circuit sides with Trump administration’s detention policy
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled 2-1 late Friday in favor of the Trump administration’s detention policy, marking the highest federal court to rule on the matter. The majority on the panel found that just because previous administrations did not use their power under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to detain illegal immigrants indefinitely, rather than allow them to seek release on bond as had been done prior to President Donald Trump’s second term, it does not mean presidents do not have that power.
“The government’s past practice has little to do with the statute’s text,” U.S. Circuit Judge Edith Jones, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, wrote for the majority. “The text says what it says, regardless of the decisions of prior Administrations. Years of consistent practice cannot vindicate an interpretation that is inconsistent with a statute’s plain text.”
The majority opinion, which was joined by U.S. Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan, a Trump appointee, rejected the claims by opponents of the administration that bond hearings are required for illegal immigrants under federal law, reversing the lower district court’s ruling.
“After reviewing carefully the relevant provisions and structure of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, the statutory history, and congressional intent, we conclude that the government’s position is correct,” the majority ruling said.
The ruling was a key policy win for the administration, with conservative legal analysts underscoring the ramifications of the Fifth Circuit panel’s green light for the administration’s immigration enforcement.
“Now – if you crossed illegally and ICE finds you, you’re done,” Will Chamberlain, senior …
This affects the entire country.
The Trump administration won a key victory at a federal appeals court late last week, when its mandatory detention policy for illegal immigrants was upheld, but it still faces skepticism in various other federal courts.
The administration’s mandatory detention policy has faced hundreds of adverse rulings, with illegal immigrants successfully challenging their detention through habeas corpus petitions in federal district courts across the country. Conservative legal analysts have hailed the appeals court’s ruling as a key victory, but several hurdles remain for the administration’s fight to uphold its aggressive immigration policy in federal court.
5th Circuit sides with Trump administration’s detention policy
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled 2-1 late Friday in favor of the Trump administration’s detention policy, marking the highest federal court to rule on the matter. The majority on the panel found that just because previous administrations did not use their power under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to detain illegal immigrants indefinitely, rather than allow them to seek release on bond as had been done prior to President Donald Trump’s second term, it does not mean presidents do not have that power.
“The government’s past practice has little to do with the statute’s text,” U.S. Circuit Judge Edith Jones, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, wrote for the majority. “The text says what it says, regardless of the decisions of prior Administrations. Years of consistent practice cannot vindicate an interpretation that is inconsistent with a statute’s plain text.”
The majority opinion, which was joined by U.S. Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan, a Trump appointee, rejected the claims by opponents of the administration that bond hearings are required for illegal immigrants under federal law, reversing the lower district court’s ruling.
“After reviewing carefully the relevant provisions and structure of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, the statutory history, and congressional intent, we conclude that the government’s position is correct,” the majority ruling said.
The ruling was a key policy win for the administration, with conservative legal analysts underscoring the ramifications of the Fifth Circuit panel’s green light for the administration’s immigration enforcement.
“Now – if you crossed illegally and ICE finds you, you’re done,” Will Chamberlain, senior …
Legal war over Trump’s immigration detention policy far from over despite key win
This affects the entire country.
The Trump administration won a key victory at a federal appeals court late last week, when its mandatory detention policy for illegal immigrants was upheld, but it still faces skepticism in various other federal courts.
The administration’s mandatory detention policy has faced hundreds of adverse rulings, with illegal immigrants successfully challenging their detention through habeas corpus petitions in federal district courts across the country. Conservative legal analysts have hailed the appeals court’s ruling as a key victory, but several hurdles remain for the administration’s fight to uphold its aggressive immigration policy in federal court.
5th Circuit sides with Trump administration’s detention policy
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled 2-1 late Friday in favor of the Trump administration’s detention policy, marking the highest federal court to rule on the matter. The majority on the panel found that just because previous administrations did not use their power under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to detain illegal immigrants indefinitely, rather than allow them to seek release on bond as had been done prior to President Donald Trump’s second term, it does not mean presidents do not have that power.
“The government’s past practice has little to do with the statute’s text,” U.S. Circuit Judge Edith Jones, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, wrote for the majority. “The text says what it says, regardless of the decisions of prior Administrations. Years of consistent practice cannot vindicate an interpretation that is inconsistent with a statute’s plain text.”
The majority opinion, which was joined by U.S. Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan, a Trump appointee, rejected the claims by opponents of the administration that bond hearings are required for illegal immigrants under federal law, reversing the lower district court’s ruling.
“After reviewing carefully the relevant provisions and structure of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, the statutory history, and congressional intent, we conclude that the government’s position is correct,” the majority ruling said.
The ruling was a key policy win for the administration, with conservative legal analysts underscoring the ramifications of the Fifth Circuit panel’s green light for the administration’s immigration enforcement.
“Now – if you crossed illegally and ICE finds you, you’re done,” Will Chamberlain, senior …
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