Bond hearings in immigration court may already be decided before they even begin, and a federal

Bond hearings in immigration court may already be decided before they even begin, and a federal judge just said it out loud 🚨 A federal judge ordered the release of an asylum seeker after finding those hearings cannot be trusted to deliver fair results. The man had no criminal record and was detained after a simple traffic stop for a flat tire ⚖️ His attorneys argued that a bond hearing would not be fair, and the federal court agreed. The judge found that immigration judges are denying release without citing specific facts 💼 And that the evidence of preordained outcomes is becoming impossible to ignore. Immigration judges work for the executive branch, the same branch driving deportations 📢 Federal judges do not. A habeas corpus petition asks one question: does the government have the legal authority to detain you? When the answer is no, a federal judge can order your release. I’m Brian Manning, and if you need help with an asylum case or getting a loved one out of immigration detention, send me the word “CONSULT” in a direct message.