Thread by @kyledcheney

NEW: ICE’s policy of mass detaining immigrants w pending deportation proceedings has led to an avalanche of rejections in court.

More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

Those judges have ruled against the administration more than 700 times since ICE implemented its draconian new policy on July 8.

Only 8 judges have side with ICE’s position. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

The cases have surged as ICE reclassified millions who have resided in the United States for years as “arriving aliens” or “applicants for admission” — making them subject to mandatory detention typically meant for those who just crossed the border. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

The arrests — often at courthouses or ICE check-ins — have led to a surge of litigation. But that could be changing: a judge in California last week granted a national class action, and judges in MA and CO have certified statewide classes. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

The individual cases often get lost in the sheer volume — many are people who fled violence and set up roots in the U.S. for decades, often married to U.S. citizen partners or w U.S. citizen kids, while their own asylum applications are pending. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

The administration stands behind its new policy and says it will be vindicated in appeals. DOJ has sought expedited appeals in the 5th and 8th circuits while seeking delays in appeals elsewhere, frustrating litigants who say it amounts to forum shopping. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…

These habeas cases have absolutely flooded court dockets all over the country — I’ve regularly added more than 100 per day to my tracker — with exasperated judges pleading for binding guidance from the appeals courts that still could be weeks/months away. politico.com/news/2025/11/2…