Federal judge orders a bond hearing for another ICE detainee in Iowa jail

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 820

Last Updated: 6 days, 9 hours ago


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A judge has ordered the federal government to provide a bond hearing for another individual detained in Iowa jails by immigration authorities.

During the past year, the Trump administration has actively pursued a strategy of denying bond hearings for thousands of people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That’s a change from policies and practices dating back to the mid-1990s when undocumented immigrants detained by federal authorities were typically provided a hearing at which …

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