USA Legal Uproar as Trump Expands Mandatory Immigration Detention

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Picture courtesy of KGET

 

The Trump administration has rolled out new guidance barring immigrants, who entered the United States without legal authorisation, from bond hearings. As a result, countless individuals may now face lengthy detention while contesting deportation in court, a process that can drag on for months or even years.

 

A spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) explained that this guidance aims to "close a loophole" in immigration law, ensuring that all individuals entering unlawfully are treated uniformly while still receiving due process.

 

The directive from ICE extends the detention policy beyond recent border arrivals to include those who have resided in the U.S. for years, even if they have American-born children and potential legal avenues to remain. Critics argue that this expands authorities’ discretion and risks prolonging detention periods unnecessarily.

 

Vanessa Dojaquez-Torres, from the American Immigration Lawyers Association, highlighted the administration's growing focus on prolonged detention and deportation efforts. Without bond hearings, detainees are unable to prove to judges that they pose neither a flight risk nor a threat to public safety.

 

The Department of Homeland Security, via a post on X, underscored President Trump's commitment to removing "criminals and lawbreakers" from the streets, referencing a $45 billion allocation for new detention facilities. This, they claim, will provide ample space for executing this policy.

 

Rebekah Wolf from the American Immigration Council expressed concern about the lack of transparency over the legal basis for mandatory detention. Reports indicate divided responses among immigration judges, with some resisting the new rules and still granting bond hearings.

 

ICE acting Director Todd M. Lyons acknowledged in a memo that the policy could face legal challenges. Despite some immigration judges contesting the guidance, ICE has reportedly appealed decisions that defy the new rules, keeping detainees in custody until appeals are settled.

 

The unfolding situation illustrates a tense legal landscape, with implications for the thousands caught up in the U.S. immigration system under these tightened measures.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from NBC News 2025-07-17

 

 

[Hakuna Matata]

Well done, Trump!

 

Enough is enough.

 

Deport them all ASAP.

 

All the loopholes must be closed.

 

21 Million illegal migrants must be deported.

[Captain Flack]

Troll posts removed

[John Drake]

Put them in tent cities. Draft them into work gangs to build the Wall.

[thesetat]

No matter what Trump does. the Dems will twist it into something bad. The Dems did not want the illegals arrested and deported. So they complained about not getting their due process to see a judge before being deported. Ok. So now, rather than letting the illegals go free to raom the Us and disappear from immigration crosshairs. Trump made so they would have to remain in custody until their hearing. Sounds like a very good idea. The Dems should be happy about this. For sure all illegals will get due process before being deported. But they will have to remain in a jail cell waiting that deportation hearing. 

In the end, as with this news story. Now the Dems are complaining again about this law that keeps the streets clear of illegals until they are deported. 

[ThreeCardMonte]

 Not a peep out of the looney left when Obama. The Deporter in Chief was at the helm.

 

 

The hypocrisy of the leftists is mind blowing.

[bamnutsak]

I wonder which oligarch is profiting off the $450/day being paid to private prison contractors?

 

This whole Concentration Camp thing is going to blow up in someone's face, and people will be prosecuted in Nuremberg-like trials. "I vas just following orders"

 

“Alligator Alcatraz” and The Detention Industrial Complex

 

The deportation agenda comes with a price tag--and a payout.

 

At the 2025 Border Security Expo in Phoenix in April, the acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Todd Lyons, said that his dream for the agency is: squads or trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks deliver packages. "We need to get better at treating this like a business," he said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process "like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings."

 

https://quixote.org/posts/alligator-alcatraz-and-the-detention-industrial-complex

 

 

 

And what's with "Acting" Director? Can't they hire a real Director?

 

 

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

 Not a peep out of the looney left when Obama. The Deporter in Chief was at the helm.

 

 

The hypocrisy of the leftists is mind blowing.

All Presidents deport illegals. None invoke the1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport. Under this Act, the scope for apprehension and removal of individuals are wide and lack due process protection. ICE was also given wider latitude to arrest and had poor supervision. This give rise to lawsuits, protest and hurt the economy. There is no hypocrisy; just incompetency in leadership. . 

[ThreeCardMonte]

3 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

All Presidents deport illegals. None invoke the1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport. Under this Act, the scope for apprehension and removal of individuals are wide and lack due process protection. ICE was also given wider latitude to arrest and had poor supervision. This give rise to lawsuits, protest and hurt the economy. There is no hypocrisy; just incompetency in leadership. . 

Was the 1798 alien enemies act illegal?

 

Just because other presidents didn’t use it doesn’t make it illegal.

 

 

[Eric Loh]

24 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Was the 1798 alien enemies act illegal?

 

Just because other presidents didn’t use it doesn’t make it illegal.

 

 

Not illegal and neither is US at war to detain or target immigrants without hearing and based on their country of birth or citizenship. Gross abuse of power.  

[Peabody]

32 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Was the 1798 alien enemies act illegal?

 

Just because other presidents didn’t use it doesn’t make it illegal.

 

 

Tell us you're confused about the 1798 Alien Enemies Act without saying you're confused about the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

[ThreeCardMonte]

41 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Not illegal and neither is US at war to detain or target immigrants without hearing and based on their country of birth or citizenship. Gross abuse of power.  

Certain elements of the illegal aliens have been classified as terrorist.

[ThreeCardMonte]

39 minutes ago, Peabody said:

Tell us you're confused about the 1798 Alien Enemies Act without saying you're confused about the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

Are you confused?  Perfectly legal 

[connda]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

The Trump administration has rolled out new guidance barring immigrants, who entered the United States without legal authorisation, from bond hearings. As a result, countless individuals may now face lengthy detention while contesting deportation in court, a process that can drag on for months or even years.

Good. That's about what someone on overstay gets here in Thailand.  I'm good with that. 

[bubblegum]

Democratic countries do not build concentration camps. 

[Caldera]

That's actually a good idea, someone who has entered the country illegally shouldn't be allowed to roam the streets awaiting deportation.

 

I'd guess they have the option to avoid or end their detention immediately - by agreeing to depart for their home country instead of contesting deportation.

[ThreeCardMonte]

3 hours ago, bubblegum said:

Democratic countries do not build concentration camps. 

So which country currently is?

 

Are you sure you’re not @Tug twin brother?

[dinsdale]

Tip on how to avoid being locked up. Self-deport. BTW what happens here in Thailand if you're here illegally? Immigration hell hole in Bangkok before being deported.