Trump administration claims court victory in mandatory detention

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 567

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Trump administration claimed a rare court victory for its embattled immigration detention policy when an appeals court, covering three states with large detention centers, agreed to stay court rulings that freed three Texas immigrants during an appeal.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a terse July 21 ruling, agreed to stay three Texas court rulings that freed men who have no criminal record, and U.S. citizen children, who had arrived in …

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