Trump's Immigration Detention Policy Challenged in Court

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering the Trump administrations policy expanding mandatory detention for immigrants during their removal cases. This class-action lawsuit, led by the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, challenges rules that keep more people locked up even if they have U.S. citizen family ties and clean records. Both sides urged the three-judge panel for a fast decision amid a messy legal picture with conflicting rulings across the country. Government lawyers argued the law requires detention for anyone not clearly admissible, no matter how long theyve been in the U.S. They say changing that would reward breaking immigration rules. Plaintiffs pushed back, saying the policy ignores decades of practice where judges could grant bond to those already living here. Advocates highlighted how families suffer when breadwinners or parents get detained without hearings, leading many to give up on their cases out of frustration. Earlier this year, a lower court in Tacoma ruled the detention denials unlawful and ordered changes, but officials havent fully complied. That forced detainees to file individual habeas petitions for release, with lawyers submitting group ones weekly to help as many as possible. Meanwhile, the appeals court dug into jurisdiction questions, and no timeline exists for a ruling yet. Experts hope this could head to the Supreme Court for a nationwide fix, but for now, the confusion keeps thousands in limbo.

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