Federal court rules against Trump in New England ICE lawsuit
A federal court has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully denied bond hearings to ICE detainees in New England.
Friday’s ruling , which came from the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, could impact thousands of people in ICE detention centers.
A class-action lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups claim that bond hearings, which were standard procedure for most people arrested by ICE, were being denied to detainees in New England.
A district court judge agreed, ruling that people arrested on civil immigration charges must be provided an opportunity to make their case in court.
Daniel McFadden, managing attorney at the ACLU of Massachusetts, said in a statement the Trump administration “broke the law” by not allowing detainees bond hearings.
“Everyone in the United States is entitled to due process,” McFadden said. “The government cannot arrest and detain people inside the United States without providing them with strong procedural protections, including a hearing before a judge.”
In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris said that ICE must notify all detainees that they have a right to a bond hearing, as well as provide arrested noncitizens with access to a telephone to call an attorney within one hour after receiving the notice.
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