Fourth Appeals Court Strikes Down Trump Mandatory Detention Policy

A fourth appeals court has struck down the Trump administration's practice of indefinitely detaining people arrested by immigration authorities and denying them bond, regardless of how long they have been in the United States. The ruling came in a case challenging the policy instituted in mid-2025 that required mandatory detention for anyone detained after entering the country illegally at any point.

Four appeals courts have now ruled against the administration's mandatory detention policy.

Two other appeals courts have backed the policy. @NBCNews reported that the Supreme Court could hear the issue next.