Lawyers say immigration courts are a ‘deportation machine’ as detainees increasingly denied bond

The Trump administration wants detained immigrants denied bond as they argue to remain in the U.S. Immigration court judges are complying.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 1,278

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Federal judges are increasingly denying detained immigrants the chance to remain free as their cases wind through the court system, a pattern attorneys say has accelerated under the second Trump administration.

The judges are siding more and more with federal prosecutors who argue that immigrants facing deportation pose flight risks or lack legal standing to even receive a bond hearing. One immigration attorney characterized courts now as a “deportation machine.”

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