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

The Trump administration has dramatically curtailed the ability for those facing deportation to be released from immigration detention, its latest effort to expand the scope of its sweeping immigration crackdown, sources briefed on the policy change told CBS News.

By reinterpreting an immigration law from the 1990s, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is now instructing officials to argue in immigration court that detainees facing deportation are not eligible to be released on bond if they entered the U.S. illegally.

Previously, ICE's mandatory detention policy was generally limited to recent border-crossers and noncitizens convicted of certain crimes.