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5th Circuit Rejects Roaming Rights for Detained Immigrants

7/23/2026

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled illegal aliens lack a right to roam during removal proceedings, overturning a lower court order that freed three detainees.
Chief Judge Jennifer Elrod led the panel that halted bond-hearing orders, denying Rodriguez’s Fifth Amendment due-process claim under the Mathews test.
The court also stayed the petitions of Alejandro Villegas Angel and Miguel Angel Gomez, a precedential order for similar cases.

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled illegal aliens lack a right to roam during removal proceedings, overturning a lower court order that freed three detainees.
Chief Judge Jennifer Elrod led the panel that halted bond-hearing orders, denying Rodriguez’s Fifth Amendment due-process claim under the Mathews test.
The court also stayed the petitions of Alejandro Villegas Angel and Miguel Angel Gomez, a precedential order for similar cases.