US judge orders quicker bond hearings for asylum seekers
Source: Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to give quicker bond hearings to immigrants caught on the border who pass initial asylum screenings.
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle granted a preliminary injunction and found the immigration courts should conduct the bond hearings within seven days if immigrants request one.
She also said its up to the U.S. government to prove why the immigrants shouldnt be released.
The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project challenging delays in bond hearings for detained asylum seekers.
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Think the government will tell the courts 'Sorry, we're full?'
barbtries
(28,824 posts)don't you? we're so far down the rabbit hole.