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Daniel Bress Leads 9th Circuit Ruling That the Administration Must Grant Bond Hearings to Detained Immigrants

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the administration cannot deny immigrants detained within the United States a chance for release on bond. In a 2-1 decision, Daniel Bress, a judge appointed by President Trump, wrote for the majority that the administration misconstrued decades-old immigration laws to justify its expansive mandatory detention policy. While the administration argues that Congress changed the law in 1996 to allow for mandatory detention beyond the border, the court found that the historical understanding of the statute is the better one. This ruling deepens a split among federal appeals courts, as four other circuits have rejected the administration's policy, while the Fifth and Eighth Circuits have sided with the administration. The administration announced that it strongly disagrees with the Ninth Circuit's decision and remains confident in its legal position. The administration is currently seeking a Supreme Court review of the issue. Meanwhile, in the Fifth Circuit, the administration secured a stay order to keep three specific illegal immigrants in custody while the high court eventually decides the merits of the case.

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