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Fifth Circuit Orders 90-Day Bond Hearings for Immigrants Held Without Individual Review

The July 2 ruling requires the government to provide individualized justification for continued detention, with the legal question headed to the Supreme Court.

The El Valle Detention Facility in Raymondville on March 9, 2026.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and federal agents secure the entrance to the Delaney Hall detention center, as demonstrators remain gathered outside, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
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People at a National Day Laborer Organizing Network rally and press conference across the street from the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, on April 17, 2026.

Overview

  • A divided Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on July 2 that people detained under the administration’s 2025 mandatory‑detention policy must get a bond hearing within 90 days of arrest.
  • The majority opinion said at those hearings the government must show an individualized justification for continued detention by proving danger to the community or a flight risk.
  • The case consolidated three long‑term Texas residents who were arrested in routine traffic stops and held without hearings before being released by lower courts.
  • The ruling immediately affects detainees in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi and comes after a wave of tens of thousands of habeas petitions challenging the July 2025 policy.
  • Conflicting appellate rulings and the administration’s pending petition mean the Supreme Court is likely to decide the nationwide rule, which could reshape detention practice and court dockets.