Fifth Circuit hands Trump administration win on holding illegal immigrants during their removal proceedings
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Detention mid-hearing just got a green light. Quietly huge.
- The Fifth Circuit sided with the Trump administration on holding immigrants during removal proceedings.
- Washington Examiner covers it as a procedural win with real custody consequences.
- Court text beats headlines — open the original for the holding, not just the spin.
Discussion
Fifth Circuit: hold them while the case runs?
docket_rat
Removal cases take years. Detention for the whole arc is the whole ballgame.
border_dad
If you enter illegally and get a court date, skipping town was the cheat code. Maybe not anymore.
due_proc
Civil proceeding + jail-like hold. Say the quiet part: this is leverage.
circuit_map
Fifth Circuit ≠ SCOTUS. Watch the cert petition clock.
ngo_inbox
Bond practice just got uglier overnight for counsel in that circuit.
plain_read
Examiner calls it a win. Opposing counsel will call it catastrophic. Both can be true for different people.
fed_clerk
Read the opinion's scope limits before meme-ing the Republic.
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