India, Oct. 24 -- The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that certain immigrants who entered the country without lawful admission can be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without bond hearings throughout their deportation proceedings, backing the Trump administration's expanded detention policy in a divided decision on October 23.

The 10-7 ruling overturned lower court orders that had required the government to provide individual bond hearings to three immigrants detained by ICE. The full appeals court held that federal immigration law allows mandatory detention for people covered by the relevant provision while their removal proceedings remain pending.

ICE posted the announcement on X, declaring tha...