Jorge Rivera | Immigration Attorney

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Arguments in favor of bail bonds

Jorge Rivera — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:58:42 +0000

“ICE could be requiring bonds in cases where they previously would have released the person on their own recognizance,” said David Leopold, a prominent immigration lawyer. “That would reflect a greater level of enforcement, not a lesser one. It is also important to remember that most immigrants who have been convicted of crimes are not eligible for bond.”

Expert opinion on bail bond

Jorge Rivera — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:57:00 +0000

“The statistics don’t lie. The administration lies,” said Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which advocates lower immigration levels. “The administration doesn’t want to increase the number of detainees, and it’s making more money out of bond defaults.”

Opinions against bail bonds

Jorge Rivera — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:54:39 +0000

Other advocates of strict enforcement accuse the Obama administration of expanding the use of bail as another way to continue “lax enforcement” to curry favor with immigrant groups, including Hispanics, in an election year.

Arguments against bail bonds

Jorge Rivera — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:51:20 +0000

U.S. Rep Ted Poe, R-Humble, a long-standing immigration conservative, labeled the spike in bonds “administrative amnesty” and said the increase has pushed illegal immigrants to the streets, “some of which go on to commit further crimes.”