The Trump administration is implementing a policy to prevent millions of immigrants from receiving bond hearings amid deportation proceedings. This change affects those who entered the US from Mexico in recent decades. Previously, these individuals could request a bond hearing, but the acting director of Ice indicated that the homeland security and justice departments revised their stance on detention and release. This policy was issued shortly after Congress allocated $45bn to Ice for immigrant detention over the next four years, marking a significant policy shift from the previous administration's guidance on bond postings.
The new policy would bar millions of immigrants from receiving a bond hearing during removal proceedings, affecting those who entered the US from Mexico in recent decades.
Todd Lyons, Ice's acting director, stated that the homeland security and justice departments revised their legal position on detention and release authorities for immigrants.
The policy change, issued on 8 July, follows Congress providing Ice $45bn for detaining immigrants during civil deportation proceedings over the next four years.
The policy change marks a shift from previous guidance under the Biden administration, which provided strategies for immigrants to post bond effectively.
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