A federal appeals court just greenlit Trump’s mass detention policy. Here’s what it means for Minnesota.

Immigrants held in Texas now have limited legal options and indefinite timelines for detention. And in Minnesota, immigration authorities will continue to send detainees out of state as quickly as possible.

By: Nicolas Scibelli

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 1,315

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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An appeals court decision late Friday has paved the way for immigrants detained in Minnesota to be held indefinitely in Texas detention facilities.

In a 2-1 ruling, Judge Edith Jones, a Reagan appointee in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, said that the federal government was justified in its use of a 1996 border-entry statute to detain immigrants indefinitely. Judge Kyle Duncan, a Trump appointee, agreed while Biden appointee Dana Douglas dissented.

The ruling …

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