DENVER — Immigration rights advocates are pushing back on new immigration policies from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

ICE announced in July that immigrants who arrive in the United States illegally will no longer be eligible for bond.

A new class action lawsuit, with the help of immigration attorney Hans Meyer, claims this is not legal.

"Immigration law for 30 years has clearly outlined that people who've lived in the country for a long period of time, if picked up by ICE, are eligible for bond," Meyer said. "What we see now is a new policy by the government with a complete reversal of that position after three decades without any explanation or reason."

The legal question a judge will need to decide is: "Should immigrants who are in our country illegally be allowed to ask

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