Locked Away: The Urgent Need for Immigration Detention Bond Reform

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) has authored a policy brief on the immigration bond system, Locked Away: The Urgent Need for Immigration Detention Bond Reform.

The full brief is available here.

The brief argues that the immigration bond system is arbitrary and harmful and proposes policy reforms. These reforms include shifting the evidentiary burden to the government, requiring judges to consider a person’s ability to pay, and ensuring that all detained persons have have access to bond hearings.

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