Nevada judge blocks ICE mandatory detention policy, restores bond hearing rights
Apr 3, 2026 · Nevada

U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware II ruled that a Trump administration policy requiring ICE to detain all people facing deportation violates federal law and the Fourth Amendment, causing irreparable harm. The decision overturned mandatory detention requirements that had barred immigrants from requesting bond hearings regardless of their length of residence or criminal history. The ruling restores bond hearing rights for non-citizens in removal proceedings and potentially affects hundreds of people, upward of 60 per week in Nevada. ICE was ordered to post bilingual notices by April 7, 2026 and provide habeas petition forms by April 14, 2026.
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