{"id":2638027,"date":"2026-07-30T21:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ninth-circuit-deepens-split-over-trumps-mandatory-detention-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:17:03","slug":"ninth-circuit-deepens-split-over-trumps-mandatory-detention-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ninth-circuit-deepens-split-over-trumps-mandatory-detention-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninth Circuit deepens split over Trump&#8217;s mandatory detention policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fninth-circuit-deepens-split-over-trumps-mandatory-detention-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2638027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled against the Trump administration\u2019s policy of mandatory detention for illegal immigrants. A three-judge panel, in a 2-1 decision, concluded that the 1996 Immigration and Nationality Act does not support indefinite detention of illegal immigrants during their removal proceedings, contradicting the administrationS interpretation. Judge Daniel Bress, writing for the majority, stated that the government\u2019s new interpretation complicates the law and is less consistent with the statute\u2019s text and history. The dissent, led by Judge Carlos Bea, argued that the statutory language supports the administration\u2019s policy, emphasizing that detainees without admission shoudl be subject to mandatory detention.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling added to the division among circuits regarding the legality of the detention policy, with other circuits like the 2nd, 6th, 7th, 10th, and 11th supporting the administration\u2019s stance, while the 5th and 8th circuits opposed it. A similar split was seen in a decision by the 7th Circuit, which also found the policy unsupported by the INA, prompting calls for Supreme Court review. U.S. Circuit Judge Diane Sykes expressed hope that the Supreme Court will resolve the split, with petitions for certiorari already filed. The Supreme Court\u2019s next term begins in October 2026, and it is expected to address these issues during that session.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit handed the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> a loss Thursday on its policy of mandatory detention for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1972\">illegal immigrants<\/a>, adding to the deep divide among federal appeals courts on the legality of the policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov\/datastore\/opinions\/2026\/07\/30\/25-6842.pdf\">ruled<\/a> 2-1 to reject the Trump administration\u2019s assertion that the 1996 Immigration and Nationality Act permits them to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lower-courts-undermine-trumps-appeals-court-win-on-immigration-detention\/\" title=\"Lower ...s undermine Trump&#039;s ... ... win on immigration detention\">illegal immigrants detained indefinitely<\/a> while their removal proceedings play out in court. The Trump administration argues the INA has allowed this policy, but that previous presidential administrations declined to enact it. The 9th Circuit joined the 2nd, 6th, 7th, 10th, and 11th Circuits in rejecting the administration\u2019s policy, countering the 5th and 8th Circuits, which have said the policy is lawful.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4669558\/ninth-circuit-deepens-split-trump-detention-policy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ninth Circuit deepens split among appeals courts over Trump\u2019s mandatory detention policy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4669205\/trump-administration-first-case-dormant-alien-terrorist-removal-court\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump administration launches first case before dormant \u2018Alien Terrorist\u2019 court<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4669081\/migrants-bullrush-spanish-border-humanitarian-social-emergency\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thousands of migrants bull-rush Spanish border, sparking \u2018total humanitarian and social emergency\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe conclude that the text, context, and structure of the INA, considered as a whole, did not direct such a significant, yet overlooked, change in the law,\u201d U.S. Circuit Judge Daniel Bress, an appointee of President Donald Trump, said in his ruling. \u201cAlthough no reading of the complicated and interrelated textual provisions at issue here is without some shortcomings, the historical understanding of the statute is the better one.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe government\u2019s new interpretation, by contrast, is less consistent with the statutory text and introduces a series of interpretative complications. We accordingly do not think that Congress in 1996 made such a large-scale change to our established system of immigration detention in the way that the government now contends,\u201d Bress added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling by Bress for the 9th Circuit panel was joined by U.S. Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown, a Clinton appointee. U.S. Circuit Judge Carlos Bea, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote the dissent, arguing that the text of the INA supports the administration\u2019s mandatory detention policy and noting the two appeals courts that have endorsed the policy as lawful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMuch of what I write here in dissent has been said before in the opinions and dissents of the five Circuit Courts which have decided cases similar to this appeal. Nonetheless, out of respect for the majority, I address their several arguments and explain why I dissent from each of them,\u201d Bea wrote. \u201cBecause I conclude that the text determines that aliens present without admission who are apprehended inside the United States are subject to mandatory detention without bond under \u00a7 1225(b)(2)(A), I respectfully dissent.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 9th Circuit\u2019s ruling came the same day a panel on the 7th Circuit also handed down a 2-1 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca7.55345\/gov.uscourts.ca7.55345.81.0.pdf\">ruling<\/a> that found the INA does not support the administration\u2019s stance. A pair of Biden appointees were in the majority for the ruling, with U.S. Circuit Judge Diane Sykes, a Bush appointee, dissenting and urging the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4558753\/trump-mandatory-detention-policy-poised-supreme-court-review\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4558753\/trump-mandatory-detention-policy-poised-supreme-court-review\/\">Supreme Court to resolve<\/a> the split between the different appeals courts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt this point, only the Supreme Court can bring uniformity and settle this question once and for all. I anticipate that it will do so soon. The Solicitor General has filed two petitions for certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review the decisions of the Second and Sixth Circuits addressing this very question,\u201d Sykes wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4658790\/5th-circuit-hands-trump-administration-win-hold-immigrants-amid-removal-proceedings\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4658790\">FIFTH CIRCUIT HANDS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WIN ON HOLDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DURING THEIR REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI hope the Court accepts the Solicitor General\u2019s invitation. The arguments on both sides have been fully ventilated, the circuits are deeply split, and our court has joined the wrong side,\u201d Sykes added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next time the Supreme Court is likely to announce cases it will take up for arguments during its next term is in October, when the high court\u2019s next term begins. The Supreme Court\u2019s next term will go from October 2026 until the end of June 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9th Circuit rules against Trump on immigrant detention policy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2638028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196475757280.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83465,3813,4431,57073],"class_list":["post-2638027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-detention-policy-2","tag-immigration","tag-legal","tag-ninth-circuit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26196475757280.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2638027"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2638031,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638027\/revisions\/2638031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2638028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2638027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2638027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2638027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}