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Nevada judge blocks ICE from locking up all deportation cases without bond hearings

On March 31, 2026, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware II ruled against a Trump administration policy that required ICE to detain nearly everyone facing deportation in Nevada — even long-term residents with no criminal record. The ruling in Jacobo-Ramirez v. Noem (Case No. 2:25-cv-02136) found the Department of Homeland Security policy violated federal law and the Fourth Amendment and caused "irreparable harm." The ACLU of Nevada and UNLV Immigration Clinic filed the class-action lawsuit in October 2025. The ruling restores bond hearing rights for a defined class: non-citizens who entered without inspection, are in removal proceedings, and have no prior removal orders. Up to 60 people per week in Nevada are expected to seek bond hearings. More than 100 judges nationwide had already ruled against similar mandatory detention policies.