73.000! And this are 'only' the ones that can and are requesting bond hearings.
''The number of detained immigrants requesting bond hearings in immigration court – their only option if ICE denies them bond when they are arrested – surged 38 percent during the first year of the Trump administration from the previous year to 73,000, a two-decade high, a Reuters analysis of EOIR data shows.'' - reuters
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ICE, computer-based Risk Classification Assessment Show more
'...tool officers have been using since 2013 when deciding whether an immigrant should be detained or released on bond.
The computer-based Risk Classification Assessment uses statistics to determine an immigrant’s flight risk and danger to society.
Previously, the tool automatically recommended either “detain” or “release.” Last year, ICE spokesman Bourke said, the agency removed the “release” recommendation...'
- reuters
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