Trump administration ramps up pressure on indefinite immigrant detention

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 368

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Seeking to stop a “flood” of court cases freeing immigrants from mandatory detention, the Trump administration is asking an appeals court to put three immigrants back in detention.

The immigrants were freed by Texas federal judges in February and March in a case that was upheld by an appeals court panel for Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, which found that such immigrants have the right to bond hearings within 90 days of being detained. That decision …

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