The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that undocumented immigrants can be detained without bond during removal proceedings, backing a Trump administration policy that reversed previous decisions reached by lower courts.
The ruling reverses multiple lower-court conclusions and could prompt the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case.
The policy applies to anyone in the country illegally, regardless of criminal history or time spent in the country.
The ruling likely sets up a path to the Supreme Court for a final decision.
President Trump was right all along.
For months, activist judges have ordered the release of alien after alien based on the false claim that DHS was breaking the law.
Today, the first court of appeals to address the question ruled that @DHSGov was right all along. pic.twitter.com/oHKZxPuC6x
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 7, 2026
Now good follow up is needed in the courts and in law enforcement across the country. Those who oppose should be arrested for unlawful interference, starting with people like Tim Walz.