Four appeals courts have ruled against the administration’s policy of mandatory detention, and two have backed it. The Supreme Court could hear the issue next.In mid-2025, the Trump administration instituted mandatory detention for anyone detained who had entered the country illegally at any point.Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images fileJuly 2, 2026, 5:43 PM EDTThe Trump administration was handed another immigration policy loss when a fourth appeals court struck down its practice of indefinitely locking up people arrested by immigration authorities and denying them bond regardless of how long they’ve been in the U.S.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Four court rulings are challenging a key tenet of Trump’s immigration policy
Four appeals courts have ruled against the administration’s policy of mandatory detention, and two have backed it. The Supreme Court could hear the issue next.
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