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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Valerie Gonzalez

Federal judge expands access to bond hearings for detained immigrants nationwide

US Immigration Detention - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A federal judge in California has expanded a decision granting more detained immigrants the ability to request a bond hearing after the Trump administration ended the practice in July. Lawyers say thousands could benefit from the order, but it's expected to be appealed.

U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes on Tuesday expanded an order from last week granting detained immigrants with no criminal history the opportunity to request a bond hearing. Now, instead of only impacting a few named in the California lawsuit, the decision will apply to immigrants held in detention nationwide.

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