Fact-check analysisVerified as of July 16, 2025Curated by FactVerify
Mostly True

BREAKING: The Washington Post is reporting that ICE has declared millions of undocumented immigrants are ineligible for bond hearings. May I remind you all the right to due process is enshrined in the 5th and 14th amendments of the Constitution and applies to EVERYONE on us soil.

ICE has issued a memo declaring that millions of undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. Illegally are no longer eligible for bond hearings during their deportation proceedings, but constitutional due process protections remain a complex legal issue.

FactVerify

FactVerify

Source: factverify.com

At a glance

Key Evidence

Verified July 16, 2025
The reporting

What the Evidence Shows

The claim breaks down into two main components: first, that ICE has declared millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings; second, that the right to due process under the 5th and 14th Amendments applies to everyone on U.S. Soil. Regarding the first component, multiple credible news sources, including The Washington Post and ABC News, confirm that ICE issued a July 8 memo under Acting Director Todd M.

Lyons stating that immigrants who entered the U.S. Illegally will no longer be eligible for bond hearings while fighting deportation.washingtonpost.comwashingtonpost.comICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearingsabcnews.go.comabcnews.go.comMillions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond... This policy change affects millions of undocumented immigrants and represents a significant shift in immigration enforcement practice. The second component involves constitutional law.

The 5th Amendment guarantees due process rights to "persons," which courts have interpreted to include non-citizens physically present in the U.S., regardless of legal status. The 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause applies to persons within U.S. Jurisdiction as well.

However, immigration law and detention practices involve complex statutory and judicial interpretations that sometimes limit procedural rights such as bond hearings for certain categories of immigrants, especially those subject to expedited removal or certain detention mandates. While the constitutional right to due process broadly applies, courts have allowed some restrictions on bond eligibility in immigration contexts.

Therefore, while ICE's policy restricts bond hearings for many undocumented immigrants, it does not necessarily mean their constitutional due process rights are entirely negated; rather, the scope and application of those rights in immigration detention are subject to ongoing legal debate and litigation. The claim is mostly accurate about ICE's policy change but simplifies the constitutional due process issue by implying an absolute right to bond hearings for all undocumented immigrants on U.S. Soil, which is legally contested and nuanced.

Primary trail

Verified Sources4

ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings

washingtonpost.com
Open source

Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond...

abcnews.go.com
Open source

ICE says many in immigration detention no longer qualify for bond hearings

cbsnews.com
Open source
Keep exploring

Where to go next

Continue with the evidence, catch up on the week, or save this check for later.

Share or return