Posted on 07/31/2026 3:47:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
Divided panel deepens nationwide circuit split and sets up another potential Supreme Court immigration showdown.
The notoriously liberal Ninth Circuit handed the Trump administration a major setback Thursday, ruling 2–1 that illegal aliens apprehended inside the United States generally cannot be subjected to mandatory detention without access to a bond hearing while they fight deportation.
In Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock, the divided panel affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a class of illegal aliens detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington.
The majority, led by Trump-appointed Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Clinton-appointed Judge Margaret McKeown, held that aliens present without admission who are apprehended in the interior fall under 8 U.S.C. § 1226 (which allows for bond hearings) rather than the mandatory detention provisions of § 1225(b)(2)(A).
The court claimed Congress in 1996 never intended the strict no-bond rules to apply to those who successfully snuck past the border and embedded themselves in American communities for years.
Judge Carlos Bea dissented, correctly arguing that the statute treats those who entered without inspection as “applicants for admission” who are “seeking admission,” and therefore subject to mandatory detention.
Bea pointed out the absurdity of Congress requiring detention for those stopped at the border while letting those who evade detection and live here illegally walk free on bond to potentially abscond. Read the Ninth Circuit’s 99-page opinion here.
The Ninth Circuit’s decision binds courts across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, and other states in the circuit—precisely the regions that have long served as magnets for illegal immigration and sanctuary policies. It guarantees more habeas petitions, more releases, and more opportunities for illegal aliens to disappear while their cases drag on for years.
The ruling means immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally but are later arrested inside the country generally cannot automatically be held without bond in the Ninth Circuit. pic.twitter.com/AzHpAptHuV
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) July 30, 2026
So... so... Why why?
Maybe these liberal elite weirdo judges want to destroy all that brings joy to the country and replace it with California 'homeless street poopers, drug addicts. illegals and common criminals...
“No representation without taxation.”
Doesn’t work that way in Minnesota.
Ok, send them all to Gitmo, then re arrest them and then hold them there till we can ship them to Somalia .
That means automatic SCOTUS review..................
Bond hearing for Illegal Aliens? Are these folks just stupid?
You have to ask??.......................😁
Rhetorical Question.
😉..................
Just let millions of CRIMINALS RUN FREE TO KILL
The hell they aren’t. Embrace the power of “And”. Unlawful enemy combatants, too.
Criminals crossing the border Illegally is not immigration
Sanctuary Policies = One World Disorder
When and where has that EVER worked to the benefit of anyone involved? 🤨🤨😡😡😡😡
Time to ignore these judges.
New Keyword “JudgeBlocksTrump”.............
Bea is 92 years old.
Appointed by G.W. Bush in 2003.
As far as the privileged illegals, we need to crack down hard on the USA employers who hire them.
Turn off the illegal jobs and the illegal welfare, and they will self-deport.
Then arrest must be followed by immediate transport to the Mexican border and release across it. Since Mexico enabled their entry in most cases, let Mexico repatriate them.
If the illegal alien invader commits a crime - the judge serves the time with them.
If the illegal alien invader jumps bail - the judge sits in a cell until the invader is re-apprehended.
Hello, SCOTUS? We have a rush job for you...
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