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February 7, 2018

Too Poor to Be Free: High Bond Keeps Asylum-Seekers Behind Bars
By Mallory Moench


Immigration bond is usually higher than criminal bond and always has to be paid in cash. The law calls for bond to be set at a minimum of $1,500, but it’s often much more. The national average for immigration bonds tripled over the past two decades, according to data from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC).


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