"An Ecuadorian man who asked to remain unnamed while his open immigration case unfolds stood with his wife, Gloria, as he showed amNewYork a GPS monitor wrapped around his ankle. This partial freedom came with a significant cost to the family $20,000 despite the man having no criminal record. Gloria's husband arrived in the US from Ecuador in 2023. When he walked into an immigration appointment in Malta, NY, he thought he was following the rules and complying with the law."
"After that, Gloria's husband was transferred across five states and released only after his wife raised the $20,000 needed for his release through charitable contributions. The man's release, however, came with the condition that he wear an ankle monitor at all times. Usually, in the American criminal justice system, such requirements are reserved for those accused of serious crimes, such as organized crime bosses."
Some immigrants arrested by ICE in New York are required to pay thousands of dollars to secure release and are forced to wear GPS ankle monitors, even without criminal records. One Ecuadorian man paid $20,000 after being detained following an immigration appointment; he was moved across multiple detention centers before release. Families raised funds through charitable contributions to obtain conditional releases under constant electronic surveillance. GPS monitoring is being applied in immigration cases typically reserved in the criminal system for serious offenders. Immigrants report intimidation, prolonged detention, costly conditions for release, and distress at wearing monitoring devices.
Read at www.amny.com
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