Our Running List Of Judges Who Have Ruled On Ice’s Mass Detention Policy
Federal judges across the country have been grappling for months with ICE’s decision to dramatically expand the number of people the agency locks up in detention facilities while their deportation proceedings are pending. This “mandatory detention” push — an unprecedented reinterpretation of decades-old laws — has resulted in thousands of people, most without criminal records, being detained, even if they have lived in the country for decades without incident.
That has led to a deluge of emergency lawsuits brought by individual detainees, thousands of whom have challenged their detention as illegal and unconstitutional.
District court judges appointed by every president since Ronald Reagan have overwhelmingly agreed, rejecting the new policy, while a small but growing minority — primarily of Trump-appointed judges — has endorsed the administration’s view. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has embraced that outlier view as well. But the issue is far from settled and could be on track for the Supreme Court.
POLITICO is keeping track of the federal judges across the country who have ruled on the new policy, along with links to their key opinions. See our rolling list below.
Found a judge who isn’t listed? Reach out: kcheney@politico.com
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