5th Circuit rules for Trump administration in mandatory detention case

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy, staying court orders that had freed three immigrants in Texas. The decision applies to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, where the policy aims to detain immigrants who entered illegally without bond, a key part of the administration’s goal to increase removals. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on the policy’s legality in its October term.