Gonzales & Gonzales Bonds & Insurance Agency, Inc. v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al.

  1. August 11, 2022

    Trump-Era DHS Chief's Immigration Bond Rule Fails In Court

    Another Trump-era immigration policy promulgated by former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf fell by the wayside, after a California federal judge vacated administrative hurdles imposed on surety companies that wish to challenge the government's determinations that noncitizens have breached their bond conditions.

  2. May 13, 2022

    Surety Cos. Say Trump-Era Bond Policy Is Unlawful

    Immigration court bond servicers asked a California federal court for a second time to toss a Trump-era policy that made appealing bond breach determinations more difficult, claiming that the policy was issued by an unlawfully appointed U.S. Department of Homeland Security official.

  3. October 20, 2021

    Calif. Judge Revives Surety Cos.' Bond Breach Challenge

    A California magistrate judge revived a lawsuit from companies that provide bonds for immigrants in removal proceedings, despite having thrown it out this summer, finding that their amended complaint sufficiently alleged the negative effect of stricter bond regulations implemented in 2020.

  4. July 13, 2021

    DHS Beats Surety Cos.' Challenge Over Bond Breach Rule

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shook a complaint over regulations on immigration court bond servicers on Tuesday when a federal judge found that the surety companies challenging the new rules may never be affected by them.

  5. March 30, 2021

    ​​​​​​​DHS Wants Out Of Surety Cos.' 'Hypothetical' Bond Claims

    A cohort of surety companies can't challenge an agency regulation that has yet to affect them, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told a California federal court, seeking to nix a suit over a new immigration surety bond rule.