Immigration Judge
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Federal judge releases man after 2 immigration judges disobey order
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A federal judge released a man from immigration detention on Thursday after two different immigration judges disobeyed his order in the same case. “At this point, the Court has granted Respondents two bites at the apple to prove detention of Petitioner was warranted,” wrote U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher. “It will not allow…
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Federal judge warns of increasingly inadequate immigration bond hearings
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A federal judge ordered the immediate release of a man in immigration custody last week and, seemingly for the first time in Colorado, warned that the government is increasingly conducting inadequate bond hearings for detainees. Colorado’s federal trial court is facing a flood of “habeas corpus” petitions from those in immigration detention. The most common allegation…
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Federal judge releases man immediately as consequence for immigration judge disobeying orders
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A federal judge ordered a man’s immediate release from immigration detention on Thursday after finding an immigration judge disregarded his prior orders requiring a bond hearing. For the past year, Colorado’s federal district court has faced a flood of “habeas corpus” petitions from those in immigration detention. The most common allegation is that the government is…
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Federal judge finds immigration judge denied bond using faulty reasoning, dubious evidence
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A federal judge concluded last week that an immigration judge employed the incorrect procedure when denying bond to a detainee and relied on dubious evidence to find he was a flight risk. Under federal rules governing immigration cases, the filings and underlying details of Hugo Cervantes Arredondo’s case are restricted from public disclosure. However, on Oct.…