Overview
- Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan upheld the administration’s reading of immigration law that treats many interior arrests as involving “applicants for admission,” making detainees ineligible for bond hearings.
- Judge Dana Douglas dissented, warning the interpretation could subject up to two million noncitizens to detention without the chance to seek release.
- The ruling reverses lower‑court orders and marks the first appellate endorsement of the policy, as similar challenges proceed in other circuits.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi and DHS leaders praised the outcome as validation of broader enforcement authority, contrasting with months of district‑court decisions ordering releases.
- Parallel litigation and operations continue nationwide, with more than 700 habeas petitions filed in Minnesota in recent weeks and federal courts reporting heavy strain handling detention challenges.