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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Eric Berger

Trump administration seeks to end bond hearings for immigrants without legal status

a law enforcement officer looking at people walking by
Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K Javitz federal building on 8 July in New York City. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to bar millions of immigrants who allegedly arrived in the US without legal status from receiving a bond hearing as they try to fight their deportations in court.

The new policy would apply during removal proceedings, which can take years, for millions of immigrants who entered the country from Mexico in recent decades, according to a report from the Washington Post, which reviewed documents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).

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