Originally published at: Under Trump II, Immigrants Are Selling Their Furniture and Cars to Get Out of Detention - TPM – Talking Points Memo
After a run-in with the police that ended in his arrest, Andry’s husband was supposed to be released from a New York jail in November 2024. Instead, he was transferred into ICE’s custody. The couple had come to the United States 18 years ago from the Dominican Republic. Her husband was incarcerated for all of…
Stop calling it bail, call it by its correct name bribery.
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“Bail” is different in the UK and US. Sometimes the US racket is referred to as “cash bail.” It has a practical origin in medieval times when an offender could pay the full potential fine and return or not to fight the case when the circuit judge showed up once a year. It became a for-profit industry in the late 1800s. In the UK police have the option of setting bail pre-charges, and after charging, the court, can set bail based on the circumstances. The main difference is that the person seeking bail in the UK must promise to do certain things before returning to court, while in the US it is still mostly about money. In the context of “exclusionary patriotism”, even a bail bond is seen as a right. ICE often treats those who entered without inspection as arriving applicants, rendering them ineligible for bond and forcing detention, a policy challenged by numerous court rulings.
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Agolf Twitler is certainly cruel.
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The bond system, then, is easily politicized.
Trump didn’t know that or think that. As evil as he is, there’s others behind him, a conspiracy, perhaps a foundation, that is researching our systems, looking specifically for any crack they can find to add torment to the guilty and – sadly, oh so sadly – the innocent.
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FIFY.
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If you are white and have 5 million you can get a gold (green card) visa.