National Federal Appeals Court Limits ‘Mandatory’ Immigration Detention by Gary Kopycinski on October 7, 2014 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 ACLU class action lawsuit argued federal government wrongly incarcerated more than 100 people a year in Massachusetts jails under “mandatory detention” provision.