A federal appeals court has upheld the Trump administration’s interpretation of immigration law, marking the second appellate ruling in favor of the administration’s position.
The St. Louis-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled 2-1 that federal law not only allows but mandates detention in the majority of deportation cases, reversing lower court decisions that had granted release petitions in Minnesota.
The ruling marks the administration’s second appellate victory on the issue, following a similar 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit last month.
