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The rate of representation for immigration court bond hearings, where detained immigrants have a chance to argue that they're not flight risks or dangers to society, has nearly doubled since 2015, rising from 35% to 66% in the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
Having a lawyer in court typically makes a positive impact, but according to a report this month by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, bond grant rates have not improved alongside rising representation rates.
In fact, they've dropped from 56% in 2015 to 48% in 2018 through 2020 — meaning that, for the last three years, less than half of those who asked to be released during the pendency of the case were actually offered bond.
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