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Appeals Court Strikes Tacoma Bond-Denial Detention Policy

5/26/2026

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The bond-denial approach used by Tacoma immigration judges underpins the Trump administration’s detention policy, which an appeals court later struck down.
Four Tacoma judges denied bond to detainees, prompting 40,000 lawsuits since President Donald Trump returned to office 16 months ago.
The Board of Immigration Appeals adopted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s arguments in September, prompting ICE to raise capacity to 92,300 beds by November and allocate $38.3 billion for megacenters.

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The bond-denial approach used by Tacoma immigration judges underpins the Trump administration’s detention policy, which an appeals court later struck down.
Four Tacoma judges denied bond to detainees, prompting 40,000 lawsuits since President Donald Trump returned to office 16 months ago.
The Board of Immigration Appeals adopted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s arguments in September, prompting ICE to raise capacity to 92,300 beds by November and allocate $38.3 billion for megacenters.