# Leslie Southwick

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-03**: Fifth Circuit Ruling Issued — The appeals court affirms lower court decisions, holding that long-term resident illegal immigrants must receive bond hearings after 90 days under the Due Process Clause.
- **2025**: Policy Change on Mandatory Detention — The Trump administration adopts a policy requiring mandatory detention without bond for all illegal aliens never legally admitted, regardless of community ties.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Fifth Circuit: 90-Day Limit on Detention Without Bond Hearing for Long-Term Undocumented
2026-07-04 15:48:26 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

A 2-1 Fifth Circuit decision mandates that ICE must provide bond hearings to illegal immigrants with deep U.S. ties after 90 days of detention. The ruling distinguishes between new border-crossers and long-term residents under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, directly challenging a 2025 Trump policy and setting a major immigration detention precedent.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/fifth-circuit-90-day-bond-hearing-rule

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