An Angolan soccer player arrested by ICE in Maine last month has been denied bond. His lawyer said it's part of an unprecedented move by the federal government to enforce mandatory detention for certain immigrants.

Malunda Destino entered the country without authorization several years ago, and is pursuing an asylum claim.

His lawyer, David Spitzer, said an immigration judge today declined to consider the merits of his bond request, citing a recent decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals that immigration judges lack the authority to grant bond to people who entered the country without authorization.

He said it's part of the Trump administration's efforts to boost deportations.

"They're planning to pick up, you know, potentially hundreds of thousands of people in Malunda's si

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