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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Vinay Patel

Trump Administration Immigration Detention Lawsuit Ends in Major Court Defeat — What's Next?

In a landmark victory for civil liberties, federal judges struck down a policy denying bond hearings to non-citizens, including long-term residents with no criminal history. (Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

The Trump administration cannot hold immigrants indefinitely without the chance to apply for bond, according to a Tuesday ruling from a federal appeals court. The panel expressed 'serious constitutional questions' about the policy, which they argued would have established an unprecedented mass-detention system for millions of people.

By blocking the order, the court prevented what it described as the most expansive mandate of its kind in the history of the country.

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