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HB2322: Illegal immigrant; admission to bail.
Chief Patron
Del.
Todd Gilbert (R-15)
Todd Gilbert
(R-15)
Woodstock, VA
Served: 2006–
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Criminal procedure; admission to bail. Adds a presumption, subject to rebuttal, against admitting to bail any alien who is present in the United States illegally, as verified by the Law Enforcement Support Center of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security or as verified by any other credible information.
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Poll Results
4 votes
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Comments
I would be interested in any studies to support the conclusion that undocumented immigrants are in fact less likely to appear in court or are a greater danger to the community (the two issues addressed by bail) than defendants who are documented. I am an attorney in a community with a large immigrant population. Anecdotally, my foreign clients are generally more likely to keep in touch with me and to appear in court than my native clients; and my undocumented clients are not a greater flight risk than my documented clients. It used to surprise me, but my undocumented clients charged with very serious offenses keep showing up to court, even through the sentencing phase.