one federal appeals court The Trump administration’s mass detention policy, which allows illegal immigrants to be held without bail, was upheld on Friday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled 2-1 that the Department of Homeland Security (Department of Homeland Security) can legally deny bail hearings under the Constitution and federal immigration laws to immigrants arrested nationwide.

minister of justice Pam Bundy Reacting to the ruling, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it had “notched another important legal victory” in support of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

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A federal appeals court has upheld the Department of Homeland Security’s authority to detain illegal aliens without a bail hearing, in what Attorney General Pam Bondi called a major legal victory for the Trump administration. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones wrote in the majority opinion that “unauthorized aliens arrested anywhere in the United States are not eligible for bail, regardless of how long they have resided.” within the united states“.

many illegal immigration People who have not been previously detained at the border have the opportunity to request bail hearings as their cases progress, while those who have no criminal records and are not considered a flight risk are typically granted bail.

“Previous administrations decided to use less than the full enforcement powers provided by law, but that does not mean they lacked the authority to do more,” Jones wrote.

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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal law allows illegal immigrants to be detained without bail, a decision that drew praise from Attorney General Pam Bondi. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Circuit Judge Dana M. Douglas said in the dissent that members of Congress who passed the Immigration and Nationality Act nearly 30 years ago “would have been surprised to learn that the law also required the detention without bail of 2 million people.”

Douglas noted that some of those detained were “spouses, mother, father and grandparents United States citizen. “

The ruling stems from two separate cases filed last year against the Trump administration, both of which involved Mexican nationals who had lived in the United States for more than a decade and were not considered flight risks, according to attorneys.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal law allows the Department of Homeland Security to deny bail hearings to illegal immigrants arrested across the country, upholding the Trump administration’s enforcement policies. (@ICE via X)

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Although they had no criminal records, both men were jailed for several months last year until a lower Texas court granted them bail last October.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.