Appeals Court Validates Indefinite Detention Without Bond for Undocumented Immigrants

Washington, Sunday, 8 February 2026.
On February 6, 2026, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a pivotal legal victory, affirming that undocumented immigrants arrested within the U.S. can be detained without bond. This 2-1 ruling validates a strategy that dissenting Judge Dana Douglas warned could mandate the incarceration of nearly two million individuals, signaling potential disruptions for industries reliant on immigrant labor in the affected Southern districts.