Federal Court Compares ICE Detention to Horrors of Japanese Internment

A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit rejected a Trump administration policy allowing ICE to hold certain immigrants without bond hearings. In a 2-1 decision, the majority compared these detention practices to the historical stain of Japanese internment during World War II and the 1892 Geary Act. Judge Nicole Berner highlighted how racial animus previously masqueraded as national interest to justify mass detention, deepening a split among federal appeals courts regarding these policies.