Appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can detain immigrants without bond hearings, overturning a lower court decision that had required such hearings before an immigration judge. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in St. Louis made the decision in a case involving a Mexican national arrested for lacking legal documents. The ruling expands the government's detention authority and eliminates a procedural protection that previously allowed certain immigrants to challenge their detention and potentially be released pending immigration proceedings. The decision removes a judicial safeguard that had required authorities to justify why they were holding someone without allowing them to post bond. The outcome could reshape how immigration enforcement agencies handle detention decisions across the central United States within the 8th Circuit's jurisdiction.