Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Rather, the statutes leave ample room for immigration judges to conduct bond hearings for these children,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote for the court. The ruling upheld a decision by a Federal District Court judge, Dolly M. Gee, against the Obama administration. The case affects undocumented juveniles arrested in the United States as well as so-called unaccompanied minors, children who cross the border without their parents, often fleeing poverty or violence in Central America. If it stands, the ruling could add to the government’s backlog of more than half a million cases in immigration court. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Bond hearings provide the concrete information needed to advocate for a minor’s release,” the court said.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2017 02:26 UTC