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Mandatory Detention During Removal Proceedings - Circuit Split Topic of White Paper From CRS
June 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11438) by legislative attorney Hillel R. Smith:

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Mandatory Detention During Removal Proceedings: Circuit Split

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may arrest and detain aliens for immigration status violations that render them removable. While the agency generally has discretion to release aliens from custody during the pende . . .

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