US EditionNevada Judge Blocks ICE Mandatory Detention Policy in Class Action
The ruling could let potentially thousands of detainees seek release on bond, and officials must post notices and provide habeas forms in detention centers.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware II blocked a mandatory detention policy for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nevada, ruling the practice violates federal law and causes "irreparable harm" to detainees.
- President Donald Trump's administration implemented the mandatory detention rule last summer, requiring ICE to jail everyone facing deportation as a key component of its mass deportation campaign.
- The ruling allows upward of 60 people per week in Nevada to seek release on bond, potentially affecting hundreds of immigration detainees who previously lacked the right to contest their imprisonment.
- Athar Haseebullah, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, said "The decision is enormously consequential," adding that people "will have the opportunity to be back with their families."
- Earlier this week, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in a similar California case, reflecting conflicting legal rulings on the mandatory detention policy across jurisdictions.
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The Trump administration reversed decades of immigration policy last summer when it ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must detain anyone facing deportation, even if they have lived in the United States…
Nevada judge rules against no-bail detention for immigrant detainees
A Nevada federal judge ruled that a Department of Homeland Security policy that called for mandatory detention of immigrants in deportation proceedings, who otherwise would’ve been eligible for bail, violates the law.
Last summer, the Trump administration reversed decades of immigration policy by determining that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) must imprison all people facing deportation, even if they have lived in the country for decades and have no criminal record. But on Tuesday, a Nevada federal court ruled against the policy, arguing that it violates federal law and causes irreparable harm to those who are arrested.
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The Hamilton SpectatorA Nevada judge ruled ICE can’t lock up everyone facing deportation. Here’s what it means.
The Trump administration reversed decades of immigration policy last summer when it determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must lock up everyone facing deportation, even if they’ve lived in the country for decades and have no criminal record.
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A Nevada judge ruled ICE can't lock up everyone facing deportation. Here's what it means.
The Trump administration reversed decades of immigration policy last summer when it determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must lock up everyone facing deportation, even if they’ve lived in the country for decades and have no criminal record.
A Nevada judge ruled ICE can't lock up everyone facing deportation. Here's what it means. - The Nevada Independent
The ruling signals a massive success for immigration advocates in Nevada, who have been pushing back against increasing local government collaboration with ICE. It could affect hundreds of people, allowing upward of 60 people per week to seek release in Nevada.
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