A major legal blow to release without bond for undocumented migrants facing deportation. The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that migrants subject to mandatory detention have no constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment to a bond hearing or release into the United States. Backing arguments from the Federation for American Immigration Reform, the en banc court determined that because detainees can end their physical restraint at any time simply by returning home rather than contesting removal, their due process rights are not violated. Ira Mehlman, Media Director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, joins Newell to discuss the decision denying bond hearings for certain undocumented migrants facing mandatory detention and what it could mean for immigration enforcement and the nationwide legal battle over border policy.
