Flouting Trump policy, federal judges are freeing immigrants from mandatory detention

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 1,349

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Gilberto Pacheco was driving to work for a construction job in California when he was pulled over in what court papers called a “traffic stop” in January. He was not accused of any crime, not even a traffic infraction, but he was imprisoned without bond for months because he arrived illegally in the United States more than 30 years ago from Mexico.

Cases like that of Pacheco, who has applied for legal status through three …

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