SALT LAKE CITY— The federal government has ordered ICE to keep thousands of immigrants in their custody without the option for them to post bond.

This comes after a ruling from the Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals .

Normally under U.S. immigration law, immigrants can post a bond to leave ICE custody if an immigration judge finds they are not a threat to the community or a flight risk. Then they can be out on their on recognizance until their deportation case is ruled on.

Remaining in ICE custody, with few options

But now, under this new ruling, immigrants who entered the country without a legal status, even if it was 20 years ago and they’ve committed no other crimes, they must remain in ICE custody without the option of posting bond.

This rule does not apply to im

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