The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the authority to deny bond hearings to certain illegal immigrants. This ruling affirms the Trump administration's controversial mass detention policy, which aims to expand the detention of unlawful immigrants as part of broader immigration enforcement efforts. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the ruling, interpreting it as a reinforcement of President Trump's immigration agenda against perceived judicial activism.