{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60518a52f69aa815d2dba41c/697bc5775edeb3034f83ff96?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lawfare Daily: The Thousands of Lawsuits Challenging Pres. Trump’s Mandatory Alien Detention Policy","description":"<p>Kyle Cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, speaks to&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>Senior Editor Roger Parloff about the thousands of habeas corpus cases he has pored through challenging a Trump administration policy requiring mandatory detention for most detained aliens.</p><p>They discuss how judges have ruled on these cases, the degree to which those rulings do or don’t correlate with political expectations, the appellate prospects for such cases, and why they haven’t been resolved by class action.</p><p>More reading on this topic:</p><ul><li>\"<a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/trump-administration-immigrants-mandatory-detention-00709494\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hundreds of judges reject Trump’s mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight</a>,\" by Kyle Cheney, Politico (January 5, 2026)</li><li>\"<a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/26/minnesota-immigration-cases-ice-00746275\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judges, inundated with immigration cases, don’t mince words on ICE tactics</a>,\" by Kyle Cheney, Politico (January 26, 2026)</li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/kyledcheney/status/2015252291066921388\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle's thread on Minnesota cases on X</a></li></ul><p>To receive ad-free podcasts, become a&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>Material Supporter at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/lawfare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/lawfare</a>. You can also support&nbsp;<em>Lawfare&nbsp;</em>by making a one-time donation at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Lawfare Institute"}