A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that the Trump administration cannot deny migrants detained inside the U.S.a chance for release on bond as part of its expanded mandatory detention policy.In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled against the administration.Four other appeals courts have also rejected the policy, although the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans and Eighth Circuit in St.
Louis have ruled in favor of the federal government.The deepening circuit split raises the chance that the U.S.Supreme Court will eventually take up the case.
The administration asked the high court last month to consider the case.APPEALS COURT BLOCKS TRUMP ADMIN FROM HOLDING MIGRANTS WITHOUT BOND FOR 90 DAYSA federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration cannot deny migrants detained inside the U.S.a chance for release on bond.
(Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)The Department of Homeland Security said it "strongly disagrees with the Ninth Circuit panel and is confident in its legal position regarding mandatory detention.""President Donald Trump and Secretary Mullin are now enforcing the law as it was actually written to keep America safe," the department said in a statement.Under previous administrations, most illegal immigrants with no criminal record who were arrested inside the U.S.were allowed to seek a bond hearing while their immigration cases were pending, and mandatory detention was typically reserved for those detained at the border.But last year, the government issued guidance expanding mandatory detention to include illegal immigrants inside the U.S.
The move was part of the president's mass deportation plan, leading to several lawsuits by immigrants pursuing a release from custody.The Department of Homeland Security said it "strongly disagrees with the Ninth Circuit panel and is confident in its legal position regarding mandatory detention." (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)Some federal judges who ordered bond hearings criti...