Fed Judge Blocks Trump Policy that Denies Bond to Some Illegal Immigrants Who Seek Asylum

Fed Judge Blocks Trump Policy that Denies Bond to Some Illegal Immigrants Who Seek Asylum
A U.S. Border Patrol agent apprehends illegal aliens who have just crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into Penitas, Tex., on March 21, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
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A federal judge in Seattle on July 2 blocked a Trump administration policy that says that certain asylum seekers who entered the country illegally are not eligible for a bond hearing, and should be detained until their application for asylum is reviewed.

U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said on July 2 that under the Constitution, such migrants should be entitled to be released from custody while they wait for their asylum claims to be heard.