A federal appeals court upheld the Department of Homeland Security’s authority to detain illegal aliens without bond hearings, a ruling Attorney General Pam Bondi called a major legal victory for the Trump administration. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Circuit judge Edith H. Jones wrote in the majority opinion that "unadmitted aliens apprehended anywhere in the United States are ineligible for release on bond, regardless of how long they have resided inside the United States."
Many illegal immigrants who were not detained at the border previously had the opportunity to request a bond hearing as their cases progressed, and those without a criminal history who were not deemed flight risks were often granted bond.
"That prior Administrations decided to use less than their full enforcement authority under" the law "does not mean they lacked the authority to do more," Jones wrote.
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that federal law permits the Department of Homeland Security to deny bond hearings to illegal immigrants arrested across the country, siding with the Trump administration’s enforcement policy. (@ICE via X)
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Although they did not have criminal records, both were jailed for months last year before a lower court in Texas granted them bond last October.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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