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Federal judges reject Trump immigration hearings as 'predetermined' detention schemes
- Federal judges are increasingly rejecting immigration bond hearings as biased or predetermined to detain detainees.
- Rhode Island Judge John McConnell ordered release of a detainee despite weak evidence presented by the government.
- Missouri Judge Douglas Harpool cited an immigration judge's ‘indications of predetermined outcome’ in a detention decision.
- Pennsylvania Judge Stephanie Haines found interpreter issues contributed to detention decisions.
- Some judges are bypassing bond hearings altogether and ordering detainees released.
- West Virginia judges led the push, banding together against the administration's detention practices.
- Judges cited due process concerns as a reason to oppose crowding detention with pretextual hearings.
- The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to requests for comment on the hearings.
- Judges criticized reliance on ‘uncorroborated police reports’ as the basis for detention.
- The controversy spans multiple states including Rhode Island, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, and more.
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