Federal Judge Throws Out Immigration Board’s Ruling Backing Trump’s Detention Policy

‘Respondents have far crossed the boundaries of constitutional conduct,’ Judge Sunshine Sykes wrote.
Federal Judge Throws Out Immigration Board’s Ruling Backing Trump’s Detention Policy
Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York City on Aug. 6, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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A federal judge in California on Feb. 18 threw out an administrative board’s decision backing the Trump administration’s use of mandatory detention for illegal immigrants arrested in nationwide enforcement operations.

U.S. District Judge Sunshine Sykes in Riverside, California, vacated the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision after finding that the federal government failed to comply with her earlier order declaring unlawful the underlying policy denying detainees the chance to seek release on bond.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.