"Can ICE re-arrest immigrants who were already released? In a case before a federal judge in San José, Bay Area legal groups are seeking to block ICE from re-arresting immigrants who had previously been granted conditional release, typically after border agents had determined they were not dangerous and not a flight risk, meaning they were expected to show up for their proceedings in immigration court."
"But at court on Sep. 4, she said, a government attorney asked the immigration judge to dismiss their cases. When the couple left the courtroom, Vargas Plasencia said agents in plain clothes grabbed them, took them to the basement and shackled them - all with no explanation. Hours later, they were driven to Bakersfield and locked up at the Mesa Verde Immigration Detention Center."
Bay Area civil rights groups have filed class actions to stop ICE practices that result in re-arresting immigrants who received conditional release. The challenged re-arrests affect asylum seekers, victims of human trafficking, and people attending immigration hearings. Conditional release was often granted after border agents assessed individuals as neither dangerous nor flight risks, with expectations they would appear for court. Some immigrants established lives after release, obtaining work permits and jobs, yet were later detained following court proceedings. Legal motions in federal court seek injunctions against such re-arrests and enforcement tactics.
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