The retaliation against Vizguerra’s public activism is unconstitutional.
On Monday, U.S. Immigration Judge Nina Y. Wang ordered the release of Mexican activist Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez on US$5,000 bail after nine months of detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The bail hearing was held on Dec. 19, after the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado ruled that the prolonged detention was unconstitutional. Wang noted that the detention could extend for months or years without a proper hearing.
The Judge warned of potential retaliation against Vizguerra’s public activism, which is protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, and issued a 38-page ruling, concluding that the detention was unreasonably prolonged.
The Federal court requested evidence from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that Vizguerra posed a danger to the community or a flight risk. Meanwhile, the government failed to substantiate either claim.
Wang rejected imposing electronic monitoring on Vizguerra, and the family confirmed they will pay the US$5,000 bail with support from the Immigrant Freedom Fund, which allows for the activists’ immediate release after the corresponding legal proceedings.
Four ICE detainee’s have died in only four days bringing this year’s total to 30 deaths.
People should now be asking themselves how many have been made to disappear? How many have been beaten and raped?
Vizguerra, a U.S. resident since 1997 and the mother of four U.S. citizen children, will remain under supervised release and immigration proceedings. She was detained on March 17 outside her workplace by ICE authorities in Denver, Colorado, and has remained in federal custody since then.
She became an emblematic figure of the migrant movement after seeking refuge in churches to avoid deportation. In 2009, she experienced her first immigration detention, spending 21 days in jail, accused of identity theft for using a false Social Security number.
During the first administration of Donald Trump, Vizguerra took refuge with her children at the First Unitarian Society Church in Denver. TIME magazine included her among its 2017 “icons” and highlighted her efforts to build a better life for her family as an example of the American Dream.
Judge Wang ordered that the immigration hearing be held before December 24, finding that the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment had been violated. Factors such as the length of detention and the punitive conditions at the detention center weighed in Vizguerra’s favor.
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U.S. Judge Orders Release of Mexican Activist After Nine Months of Detention by ICE
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The retaliation against Vizguerra’s public activism is unconstitutional.
On Monday, U.S. Immigration Judge Nina Y. Wang ordered the release of Mexican activist Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez on US$5,000 bail after nine months of detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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The bail hearing was held on Dec. 19, after the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado ruled that the prolonged detention was unconstitutional. Wang noted that the detention could extend for months or years without a proper hearing.
The Judge warned of potential retaliation against Vizguerra’s public activism, which is protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, and issued a 38-page ruling, concluding that the detention was unreasonably prolonged.
The Federal court requested evidence from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that Vizguerra posed a danger to the community or a flight risk. Meanwhile, the government failed to substantiate either claim.
Wang rejected imposing electronic monitoring on Vizguerra, and the family confirmed they will pay the US$5,000 bail with support from the Immigrant Freedom Fund, which allows for the activists’ immediate release after the corresponding legal proceedings.
Vizguerra, a U.S. resident since 1997 and the mother of four U.S. citizen children, will remain under supervised release and immigration proceedings. She was detained on March 17 outside her workplace by ICE authorities in Denver, Colorado, and has remained in federal custody since then.
She became an emblematic figure of the migrant movement after seeking refuge in churches to avoid deportation. In 2009, she experienced her first immigration detention, spending 21 days in jail, accused of identity theft for using a false Social Security number.
During the first administration of Donald Trump, Vizguerra took refuge with her children at the First Unitarian Society Church in Denver. TIME magazine included her among its 2017 “icons” and highlighted her efforts to build a better life for her family as an example of the American Dream.
Judge Wang ordered that the immigration hearing be held before December 24, finding that the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment had been violated. Factors such as the length of detention and the punitive conditions at the detention center weighed in Vizguerra’s favor.
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America wants to make terrorists. They are planning the budget for the coming years.
I bet they'll finally start building rail infrastructure.