Illegal Immigrants held in Tacoma, Washington, have the right to request to be released on bond, according to a federal judge’s ruling.
U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright issued a summary judgment impacting those detained at the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing Center on Sept. 30, saying some detainees “are not subject to mandatory detention.”
As such, the judge ruled that holding them without the possibility of bond violates the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Those being held at the facility now have the right to request to be released, despite the federal government’s policy that denies bond hearings for jailed illegal immigrants….