The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that three illegal immigrants who had lived in the United States for more than a decade cannot be held for more than 90 days under immigration detention without a bond hearing.
The men, who entered the country illegally years ago, had no criminal records, were fathers of U.S. citizen children, and were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after traffic stops.
Following a 2025 policy change, the government argued they were subject to mandatory detention without bond under federal immigration law because they had never been legally admitted to the country.
In a 2–1 decision, the appeals court affirmed lower court rulings that the detention was unlawful….