Trump administration cannot hold migrants without bond hearings past 90 days
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot detain migrants for more than 90 days without providing a bond hearing. The 2-1 decision emphasizes that the Fifth Amendment's due process protections apply to all individuals within U.S. borders, regardless of their immigration status.
Why it matters
This ruling limits the scope of mass detention policies and reinforces constitutional protections for non-citizens, potentially impacting thousands of pending immigration cases.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot detain people for more than 90 days under the Trump administration's mass detention policy without providing them a chance to be released on bond, a divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.
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