A flood of habeas corpus petitions challenges Trump's mass detention of immigrants

"Federal courts have received more than 24,000 habeas corpus petitions from people detained by immigration authorities since January of last year. That number surpasses the combined total of the three previous administrations, and in the last month alone, the number has increased by more than 35%, according to a ProPublica database."

"U.S. law distinguishes between immigrants detained at the border and those who have lived in the country for years. For decades, the latter have had the option of requesting bond from an immigration judge. But a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy change last summer stip[ulated changes to this process]."

Immigration detention has reached unprecedented levels under current policies, with federal courts receiving over 24,000 habeas corpus petitions since January of last year—surpassing the combined total of three previous administrations. A man detained at an ICE facility after attending a routine annual check-in was released after his wife filed a habeas corpus petition, with a federal judge questioning the legality of his detention. The surge in petitions reflects a Department of Homeland Security policy change that altered detention procedures for immigrants living in the country for years, who previously had access to bond hearings before immigration judges. Lawyers and experts attribute the dramatic increase to these rule changes, with petition filings rising over 35% in the last month alone.

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