Federal Appeals Court Overturns Trump Administration's Immigration Detention Policy
A federal appeals court has invalidated the Trump administration's policy of mandatory detention for most individuals arrested in immigration crackdowns, denying them the opportunity to seek release on bond. The New York-based US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled unanimously that the administration's interpretation of a decades-old immigration law was incorrect. The policy, which classified non-citizens already living in the US as 'applicants for admission' subject to mandatory detention, was deemed a misreading of the law. This decision marks a departure from previous practices where non-citizens without criminal records could request bond while their cases were processed. The ruling aligns with over 370 lower-court judges who have rejected the administration's stance. 
