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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.
A newly released memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reveals that the Trump administration can now deport migrants to countries where they have no prior ties, sometimes with as little as six hours' notice.
The memo instructs ICE employees on how to deport people to countries other than their country of origin, in some cases in as little as six hours.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention standards are difficult to enforce because they aren’t written into law. Rather than follow a uniform standard, detention centers operate under a patchwork of different standards.
New ICE protocol permits rapid 6-hour deportations to third countries, raising safety and due process concerns.
The Trump administration’s new policy change limits who can be released from detention while awaiting deportation hearings, affecting long-time residents and families, and critics argue it
A flurry of memos from ICE and the Justice Department is opening the floodgates to both indefinite detentions and immediate deportations.
"There's never been a time where immigration detention hasn't been deadly, so it's just inevitable that the more people we detain, the more people who are going to die," Anthony Enriquez, the vice president of U.S. advocacy and litigation at RFK Human Rights, told Newsweek.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will avoid arresting or deporting undocumented immigrants who are victims of crime, except in exceptional circumstances, according to a new directive.