{"id":8544,"date":"2015-02-19T17:25:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T22:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=8544"},"modified":"2018-12-28T14:27:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T19:27:12","slug":"irli-files-brief-in-support-of-arizonas-no-bail-law-for-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2015\/02\/19\/irli-files-brief-in-support-of-arizonas-no-bail-law-for-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"IRLI Files Brief in Support of Arizona’s No-Bail Law for Illegal Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has\u00a0filed<\/a>\u00a0a friend-of-the-court brief in\u00a0Maricopa County v. Lopez-Valenzuela<\/em>, a case currently pending approval for a hearing before the Supreme Court. (Civil Action No. 14-825). IRLI\u2019s brief is in support of the petitioner, Maricopa County, which seeks to appeal a decision by the Ninth Circuit invalidating the entirety of Arizona\u2019s Proposition 100,” notes a post at IRLI’s blog.<\/p>\n

“That law, passed by a 75 percent majority, provided for categorical denials of bail to persons who are charged with one of the four most serious categories of felonies, and for whom there is both probable cause that the person is illegally present in the United States and evident proof of guilt of the felony charged. Although there are recent studies showing this category absconds from removal hearings at a rate of 78 percent, the Ninth Circuit was unsatisfied with Maricopa County\u2019s contention that criminal aliens pose a \u201csignificantly greater flight risk than lawful residents.\u201d Moreover, this decision, from the Ninth Circuit\u2019s full panel, rejected the Ninth Circuit\u2019s three-judge panel, which had previously agreed with Maricopa County.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more at IRLI’s website<\/a>.