Immigration Judge Weighs Release of Activist Jeanette Vizguerra After ICE Sought to Block Media’s Court Access

Immigration judge weighs release of activist Jeanette Vizguerra after ICE sought to block media’s court access

An immigration judge will decide in the coming days whether to temporarily release an immigrant rights activist after a Friday bail hearing that was delayed when authorities tried to block media access to the courtroom. Attorneys representing Jeanette Vizguerra told the judge, Brea Burgie, that government lawyers had provided no evidence that Vizguerra posed a flight risk or a danger to the community. Vizguerra, a nationally renowned activist, h…

Immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra’s hopes crushed as judge waits on deciding whether she should be released from detention

She's now been separated from family for nine months

Judge weighs bond for detained Colorado immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra

Immigration attorney Laura Lichter, who represents Jeanette Vizguerra, speaks outside the ICE detention facility in Aurora on Friday. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)Immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra went before a judge Friday for a bond hearing at the detention facility in Aurora where she has been detained for nine months. Immigration Judge Brea Burgie, citing the complexity of the case, did not immediately make a decision a…

Immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra gets bond hearing after 9 months in ICE detention

The immigration judge overseeing the hearing said she needed more time to decide whether Vizguerra should be released