Federal Judges Order New ICE Bond Hearings as Immigration Judges Deny Detainee Release
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 17
Federal Judges Order New ICE Bond Hearings as Immigration Judges Deny Detainee Release
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 17
Summary
U.S. district judges are increasingly overturning ICE detainee bond proceedings, demanding hearing audio and scrutinizing whether immigration judges put the burden of proof on the government.
Those interventions have grown as the Trump administration tightened immigration judges’ ability to grant release, producing more disputes over whether federal court orders were followed.
In New Jersey, Judge Susan Wigenton ordered a new hearing before a different immigration judge after one refused to consider evidence submitted on time because it arrived after the judge had left for the day.
In Florida, Judge Kyle Dudek rebuked an immigration judge for refusing to hold a bond hearing he had ordered; administration lawyers later called their acceptance of that refusal a mistake.
The Justice Department’s immigration court office defended its judges and attacked “rogue” federal judges, underscoring a widening clash over detention practices and court authority.