mandatory detention without bond
Coverage of mandatory detention without bond in the Nexus archive.
- Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave
Voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts surged under the Trump administration, with 89,494 cases by May 2025, a sevenfold increase compared to Biden's 16-month total. Mandatory detention without bond and squalid detention conditions are pressuring immigrants to leave, even if they have legal rights to stay.
- Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave
Voluntary departure agreements in U.S. immigration courts surged sevenfold under the Trump administration compared to the Biden era, with concerns that immigrants are pressured to leave due to squalid detention conditions and mandatory detention policies. The rise coincides with a policy requiring detention without bond, which critics argue forces individuals into costly voluntary departure to escape inhumane facilities.