US EditionICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The policy denies bond hearings to millions, expanding detention amid a $45 billion funding boost for ICE to nearly 100,000 beds, intensifying deportation efforts.
- The Trump administration announced a new ICE policy on July 8, 2025, denying bond hearings to immigrants who entered the U.S. without documents nationwide.
- This policy change follows prior funding expansions and directives to detain such immigrants for their entire removal proceedings amid surging immigration and court backlogs.
- Advocates and legal experts highlight challenges such as scarce legal representation, language barriers, and a high rate of deportation for unrepresented immigrants in states like New Jersey.
- Reports show ICE’s current capacity is about 62,913 detainees, with recent laws allocating $45 billion to increase detention beds near 100,000, and hire 10,000 additional agents.
- The policy is expected to increase the detained population and may worsen immigration court backlogs while intensifying struggles over immigration enforcement and legal representation.
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WaPo: Trump Admin Denies Bond Hearings to Immigrants Who Entered Without Approval
The Washington Post is reporting the Trump administration is revoking access to bond hearings for people who entered the U.S. through non-approved channels, ordering officers to detain them for the length of their removal proceedings — a process which can take months or even years. The rule will apply to people who’ve recently entered the U.S., as well as those who have been here already for decades. Immigration expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick ass…
Hartford Courant
ICE flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has moved to detain far more people than before by tapping a legal authority to jail anyone who entered the country illegally without allowing them a bond hearing. Todd Lyons, ICE’s acting director, wrote employees on July 8 that the agency was revisiting its “extraordinarily broad and equally complex” authority to detain people and that, effective immediately, people would be ineligible …
Ottumwa Courier
Immigration agency flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to detain far more people than before, tapping a legal authority to jail anyone who entered the country illegally. Todd Lyons, ICE’s acting director, wrote employees on July 8 that people in deportation…
WNTZ FOX 48
Trump admin limits bond hearings for those seeking release from immigration detention
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is directing attorneys to no longer allow bond hearings for those in the U.S. illegally, forcing them to remain in detention while fighting their deportation. A new memo, confirmed by the agency and the Department of Homeland Security, said migrants should be detained “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” a process that can take months or years. Immigrants typically can move to be release…
Migration authorities intend to establish new guidelines to prevent undocumented migrants from having a bail hearing before a judge
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