FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS FOR IMMIGRANTS

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The immigration issue has center stage since election of Donald Trump as President, and many times the news being reported is hard to swallow if you are an immigrant. Fear of deportation is running rampant in border towns, and many families are worried they will be split up due to proposed new policies. Amidst these reports there is some good news for immigrants, and it comes from Kansas. A federal appeals court in Wichita recently issued a ruling that immigrants cannot be denied bail in a criminal case, based solely on the fact they are in the country unlawfully. The ruling affects defendants in Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Judges now must decide whether to grant bail on an individual case basis, and the fact a defendant may leave the country is only one factor to take into consideration when deciding if bail is appropriate.

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