March 30, 2022
A California federal judge has approved a settlement between a class of unauthorized immigrants and the federal government that prohibits judges from setting unreasonable bond amounts for those detained without considering their ability to pay.
January 04, 2018
A California federal court on Wednesday reduced by more than a third the attorneys' fees and costs sought by a certified class of asylum seekers who say their detentions have been prolonged by a policy of not considering ability to pay when determining bond amounts.
December 01, 2017
The U.S. government must produce a set of responsive documents in a challenge by a pair of asylum seekers to detentions they say have been prolonged by a policy of not considering ability to pay when determining bond, a magistrate judge ruled on Friday.
July 03, 2017
A California federal judge has ruled that the government cannot dodge a suit challenging a Guatemalan man's prolonged detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while his application for asylum is pending, accepting the recommendations of a magistrate judge and ordering that the case be consolidated with a class action involving similar legal issues.
November 14, 2016
A California federal judge has certified a class of immigrants challenging the government's process for setting cash bonds in detention cases and ordered judges to consider the immigrants' ability to pay bond when setting amounts.
June 14, 2016
The federal government has asked a California federal court to throw out a potential class action that challenges the government's policy of using cash bonds for immigrants, arguing the lawsuit is an impermissible end-run around administrative procedures.
June 07, 2016
The federal government on Monday asked a California federal court to deny a bid for class certification in a case challenging the government's policy of using cash bonds for immigrants, arguing that neither of the plaintiffs has yet gotten a ruling from the Board of Immigration Appeals that tackles their claims.
April 25, 2016
Two foreign nationals challenging the government's practice of setting cash bonds for people in immigration proceedings moved for class certification on Friday, telling a California federal court the proposed class includes at least 100 detainees.
April 07, 2016
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a potential class action in California federal court on Wednesday, seeking to force the federal government to consider a detainee's ability to pay when setting bond in immigration cases.