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Fifth Circuit Rules Illegal Immigrants Lack Bond-Hearing Right

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC · How we work

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled illegal immigrants never admitted lack a constitutional bond-hearing right.
The ruling came in Ignacio Sosnava Rodriguez v. Sylvester M. Ortega, involving three men.
The panel said long residence and community ties do not create a bond-hearing right.
The Supreme Court will hear Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, questioning if Section 1225 applies to immigrants arrested after decades.

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled illegal immigrants never admitted lack a constitutional bond-hearing right.
The ruling came in Ignacio Sosnava Rodriguez v. Sylvester M. Ortega, involving three men.
The panel said long residence and community ties do not create a bond-hearing right.
The Supreme Court will hear Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, questioning if Section 1225 applies to immigrants arrested after decades.