Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants in U.S. interior, ruling 2-1 that detained immigrants must be allowed bond hearings. The decision creates a circuit split, with four courts agreeing but the Fifth and Eighth Circuits supporting the policy, increasing the likelihood of a Supreme Court review. The administration argued the 1996 immigration law justified the policy, but the majority opinion disputed this interpretation.