Appeals court lets Trump administration hold many immigration detainees without bond

March 26, 2026

TL;DR

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that immigrants entering the U.S. illegally can be detained without bond.
This decision reverses a lower court's grant of a habeas corpus petition for Joaquin Herrera Avila.
The ruling is a victory for the Trump administration's immigration policies.
Hundreds of lower court judges have previously ruled against the government on this issue.
The decision could affect over 1,000 immigration detention cases in Minnesota alone.

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