26 jun 2026
Trump administration asks supreme court to back immigration detention policy
Government asks justices to allow people who have lived in US for years to be held without chance to seek bond The Trump administration on Friday asked the US supreme court to let it detain people arrested in its immigration crackdown without a chance to seek bond, even if they have lived in the country for years. The administration made that request in a filing made public on Friday, asking the court to overturn a May decision by a federal appeals court, which had rejected its reinterpretation of a decades-old immigration law that now underlies its mass detention policy.
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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to bless its massive expansion of ICE detention a policy that federal district courts have overwhelmingly rejected . Solicitor General John Sauer is urging the justices to resolve whether people residing in the U.S. without incident for years sometimes decades may be subject to mandatory ICE detention while their deportation proceedings play out. It’s a fight that could determine the fate of millions of people, and it could also help define the reach of due process rights for those accused of being in the country illegally. The U.S.
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Trump administration asks high court to OK its unprecedented immigration detention policy
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Trump administration asks high court to OK its unprecedented immigration detention policy
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