Some migrants lose right to bond hearings
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A Queens high school student arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in June was released from a holding facility in Texas on bond this week.
'Fall Freedom Day': Nearly 200 ICE Detainees Being Bonded Out of Detention in Record-Breaking $2 Million Effort Published Nov 20, 2019 at 12:49 PM EST Updated Nov 20, 2019 at 2:19 PM EST
A new policy rolling out nationally prevents judges from granting bond to most detained migrants. Those hearings often end with a judge releasing the detainee if they agree to post a cash bond, and in some cases, be tracked by a GPS device.
Tuesday briefing: Trump and Putin; ICE’s bond order; Education Department cuts; New Jersey flooding; wildfires; Elmo; and more ICE declared millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings. The Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump to slash the Education Department.
Harris County constable deputies arrested a man who allegedly pursued ICE agents and damaged their vehicle amid a reported 700% increase in assaults against immigration officers.
A Republican county official in Ohio said ICE detaining people without criminal convictions goes against the Trump administration's "plan."