The Trump administration‘s policy of keeping illegal immigrants in detention during their deportation proceedings has resulted in hundreds of lawsuits and has splintered appeals courts over its legality, leading the issue toward likely Supreme Court review as more appeals courts weigh in with different interpretations of the policy.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit became the latest appellate court to add to the divide over the policy of detaining illegal immigrants, rather than releasing them on bond, during removal proceedings this week, ruling 2-1 against the administration on Wednesday. The federal appeals court covering the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia joined the 2nd Circuit in ruling against President Donald Trump, while the 5th Circuit and 8th Circuit have handed the president wins on the issue. The 7th Circuit was evenly split on the matter.
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The variety of different rulings tee up a divide the Supreme Court will ultimately
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