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Ninth Circuit Blocks Trump Mandatory Immigration Detention Policy
On Thursday the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2‑1 decision that the Trump administration’s expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants held inside the United States violates immigration law. The majority opinion was written by Judge Daniel Bress, a Trump‑appointed judge, who concluded that the 1996 Immigration and Nationality Act does not authorize the policy and that it departs from three decades of precedent.
The ruling joins at least four other federal appellate courts that have rejected the administration’s “no‑bond” rule, while the Fifth and Eighth Circuits have upheld it. The decision stems from a class‑action suit filed by agricultural worker Ramón Rodríguez Vásquez and other detained immigrants. The court noted that the administration’s guidance, issued in July 2024, expands mandatory detention to people arrested in the interior of the country. The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement disagreeing with the Ninth Circuit panel. The split among the circuits increases the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue in its next term.
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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals · Daniel Bress · Donald Trump · Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · Ramón Rodríguez Vásquez · Trump administration · U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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- [● 4 SOURCES] Attorney Alexander Shalom argued that housing the plaintiffs in a segregated unit violates their constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment. www.winnipegfreepress.com · www.independent.co.uk
- [● 4 SOURCES] Eight of the ten inmates are plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order directing the Bureau of Prisons to house inmates based on biological sex and halt gender‑affir www.winnipegfreepress.com · www.independent.co.uk
- [● 3 SOURCES] Government attorneys argue the transfers do not violate the injunction because the order only barred transfers to men’s prisons, not segregation within a women’s facility. www.winnipegfreepress.com · www.independent.co.uk
- [● 4 SOURCES] Judge Royce Lamberth issued a preliminary injunction on June 7 requiring the plaintiffs be housed in women’s prisons or women’s halfway houses. www.winnipegfreepress.com · www.independent.co.uk
- [● 3 SOURCES] Judge Lamberth asked Justice Department attorney Jared Littman, “You’re violating my order, aren’t you?” indicating he believes the segregation may violate his injunction. www.winnipegfreepress.com · www.independent.co.uk
- [● 3 SOURCES] The segregation has exacerbated the plaintiffs' gender dysphoria, a condition linked to depression and suicidal thoughts. www.winnipegfreepress.com · www.independent.co.uk
- [● 4 SOURCES] Ten transgender women are currently held in a segregated unit at Federal Medical Center‑Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas. www.winnipegfreepress.com · www.independent.co.uk
- [● 4 SOURCES] The case challenges President Donald Trump's executive order directing the Bureau of Prisons to house inmates based on biological sex and cease gender‑affirming care. www.winnipegfreepress.com · www.independent.co.uk
- [● 2 SOURCES] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a statement disagreeing with the Ninth Circuit panel’s decision. www.wdio.com · www.aljazeera.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the Trump administration's expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants detained inside the United States violates the Immigration and National‑ www.wdio.com · www.livermorevine.com · www.eldiariodehoy.com · monitoreamos.com · www.dailysignal.com · +1 more
- [● 4 SOURCES] Judge Daniel Bress, a Trump appointee, wrote the majority opinion in the 9th Circuit ruling www.wdio.com · www.livermorevine.com · www.eldiariodehoy.com · monitoreamos.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Four other federal appeals courts have also rejected the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy. www.livermorevine.com · www.dailysignal.com · www.eldiariodehoy.com