Another Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Mandatory Detention Policy聽

Today鈥檚 Ninth Circuit ruling joins numerous court decisions to conclude the policy is unlawful

July 30, 2026 3:00 pm

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SEATTLE 鈥 Another federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration鈥檚 new policy subjecting millions of immigrants to mandatory detention without access to bond hearings.

Today鈥檚 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stems from a lawsuit involving the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and the 桃子视频. The ruling joins similar decisions from four other federal appeals courts and hundreds of district court judges in finding the policy unlawful.

For decades, immigrants in removal proceedings who were detained by the government have generally had the right to seek release by an immigration judge. In mid-2025, the Trump administration suddenly adopted a new radical reinterpretation of the immigration laws and declared that anyone who entered without inspection must be detained without access to bond.

Among those who were affected were people eligible for legal status, even those with long-pending immigration applications who have been waiting years due to administrative backlogs.

They include Ramon Rodriguez Vazquez, the named plaintiff in this case. He had no criminal record and was arrested at his home in Washington state where he has lived for more than 15 years with his wife, four children, and now grandchildren.

The following is reaction to today鈥檚 ruling:

鈥淭his ruling restores the right to a bond hearing for class members and all persons like Mr. Rodriguez detained in the Ninth Circuit, while they go through this lengthy and difficult process,鈥 said Matt Adams, legal director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. 鈥淎nd just as vital, it upholds the rule of law, making clear the administration cannot unilaterally change the law.鈥

鈥淭he courts have鈥痮nce again ruled the Trump administration鈥檚 cruel and radical reinterpretation of鈥痮ur country鈥檚鈥痙etention laws cannot stand. We are thrilled鈥痜or鈥痮ur clients and their families,鈥 said My Khanh鈥疦go, senior staff attorney鈥痺ith the ACLU鈥檚 Immigrants鈥 Rights Project.

The ruling is here.

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