CASE: Bond Redetermination Hearing
APPLICANT: Chinese
LOCATION: Florence Immigration Court, AZ
Our office was contacted in early March regarding a Chinese individual detained in Florence, Arizona. He tried to enter the United States without valid documents and was incarcerated by immigration officers.
Prior to retention, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement already set a very high bond amount. Our client wished to have that reduced so we filed a motion for bond redetermination with the Florence Immigration Court in Arizona. Our office communicated with him and his U.S. resident relative in Pennsylvania, and gathered as much information regarding his relief, equities, criminal record, family ties, and financial ability to post bond. We also gathered supporting documents from his relative, from proof of their status and residence, to bank statements and tax returns.
On April 6, 2012, Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client in his Florence Arizona Immigration Court bond re-determination hearing. The DHS proposed a bond but it was too high. During the bond re-determination hearing, we explained to the Court that our client already passed his credible fear interview, was not a flight risk, had established his residence upon release, had established his financial ability to post bond, and had ample family ties in the United States who submitted proof of their residence and immigration status. Moreover, our office explained that his lack of criminal records, designated address with contact information from his relative in the United States, ability to post bond, and eligibility for asylum relief clearly demonstrate that the bond should be reduced. At the end of the hearing, the Immigration Judge took our arguments into account and reduced the bond amount by one third of the original amount.
Our client has been released and is in the process of preparing his asylum application.
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