Cancino Castellar v. Mayorkas Settlement

A settlement was reached this week in Cancino Castellar v. Mayorkas, a case that will ensure prompt first appearances in immigration court for detained persons. The federal court case challenged systemic delays in case processing that resulted in long detention times. According to the ACLU’s press release about the case, the settlement terms include:

• “Immigration agencies will provide class members with written notice in multiple languages informing them of their right to a prompt first appearance;
• Those who wish to see a judge promptly will have a first appearance within 11 days of entering ICE custody;
• Class members already residing in the U.S. who are arrested by Border Patrol will be processed out of Border Patrol custody within three days, either to ICE custody or released;
• Class members who indicate on the processing forms that they would like a bond hearing will receive one at the soonest available date.”

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