Federal Appeals Court Rules ICE Can Keep Detaining People Indefinitely

A federal appeals court, the Fifth Circuit, has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees with pending immigration hearings are not entitled to a bond hearing, regardless of detention length. This 10-7 en banc decision strips due process rights from hundreds of immigrants and blocks efforts by federal judges who had been ordering releases, with the case likely heading to the Supreme Court.