Alejandro Villegas Angel
Coverage of Alejandro Villegas Angel in the Nexus archive.
- Decision on the constitutionality of detention without bond for some immigrants postponed
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals initially ruled the Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrants without bond unconstitutional but later voted to rehear the case en banc, canceling the prior decision. The case involves three immigrants in Texas who challenged their detention, and the rehearing could affect thousands in detention in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- 5th Circuit rejects Trump’s mandatory immigration detention policy: What’s it mean? What’s next?
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrants without bond hearings is unconstitutional, requiring bond hearings within 90 days for those arrested on immigration charges. The decision, which affects Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, overturns a policy that required detention for all immigration arrestees, regardless of their time in the U.S.
- Federal appeals court shoots down Trump’s mandatory immigration detention policy
A U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration's policy of detaining immigrants without bond hearings is unconstitutional, requiring bond hearings within 90 days for those arrested on immigration charges. The decision affects Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, benefiting detained immigrants including Ignacio Sosnava Rodriguez, Alejandro Villegas Angel, and Miguel Angel Gomez Alvarado, who had lived in the U.S. for over a decade.