Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump's Mandatory Immigrant Detention Policy

The Supreme Court agreed on October 1, 2026, to review the Trump administration's July 2025 policy mandating detention without bond hearings for immigrants in deportation proceedings, which can last years. Most federal appeals courts had ruled against the policy, but the Fifth and Eighth Circuits upheld it, creating a split the administration asked the Court to resolve.

The ACLU has said millions of noncitizens could be affected depending on the outcome. The case is expected to be argued during the term that opened this week; no ruling has been issued, and the policy's legality remains unresolved pending the Court's decision.