According to this article on CBS 19 News, by Carly Haynes "CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS)…
BREAKING
Court says ICE can’t detain immigrants based on poverty
According to this article on The Press-Enterprise, by SCOTT SCHWEBKE | Orange County Register
“A federal court has approved a landmark settlement barring the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with Southern California immigration judges from setting unreasonable bonds for detained immigrants by failing to consider their financial resources.
The settlement, finalized Tuesday, March 29, in U.S. District Court, concludes a class-action suit filed in 2016 and litigated by the American Civil Liberties Union along with several private attorneys.
“The settlement puts a stop to the government’s shameful practice of incarcerating immigrants without even considering their ability to pay a bond,” Michael Kaufman, the Sullivan and Cromwell Access to Justice senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern California, said Wednesday. “The Constitution forbids incarceration based on poverty, for citizens and noncitizens alike.””