5th Circuit limits options for immigrants to seek release from detention

By: Robert Stewart, Verite

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 8, 2026

Words: 1,005

Last Updated: 2 days, 6 hours ago

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NEW ORLEANS — Immigrants detained in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas now have fewer ways to seek release while their cases are pending after a recent appellate court decision.

In early February, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a split decision that the Trump administration has the authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to hold any immigrant who entered the country without inspection in detention without bond, regardless of how long …

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