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Brazilian immigrant held without bond hearing wins release in appeals court victory

May 9, 2026

Country of origin: Brazil

Brazilian immigrant held without bond hearing wins release in appeals court victory
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected the Trump administration's policy of detaining noncitizens arrested inside the U.S. without bond hearings, ruling it would constitute "the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in our nation's history." The case involved Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha, a Brazilian man who had lived in the U.S. for two decades and was ultimately granted release after a district court ordered a bond hearing.

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