Freedom Bail Bonding - Immigration Bail Laws

USA Immigration Bail Bond Laws

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What information is needed to Post an Immigration Bond

This page at US Customs and Immigration Services provides immigration bond information and links on laws, regulations and interpretations controlling immigration and the work of the immigration-related bureaus of the Department of Homeland Security. You can learn how immigration laws are made and how regulations are developed. You can explore agency and judicial interpretations of those laws. You can also find handbooks and guides used by immigration officers in performing their mission as well as guides created to help you through the immigration process.

Immigration bonds are a form of federal bond that are typically set for detainees held by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pending a hearing or court appearance.

Immigration bonds are similar to state and federal bonds in the respect that they are designed to guarantee the appearance of the individual to all court proceedings and bonds posted for immigration charges are also subject to immediate forfeiture should the arrested individual not appear in court. But they are also different in several ways, as described below.

Unlike state and federal bonds, the only release options for INS detainees are: 1) cash bond paid directly to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (click here for field office locations), or 2) surety bond through a bail bondsman licensed to handle immigration bonds.

Immigration bonds present additional difficulties for the bail bondsman because in addition to the normal bail bonds licensing requirements, a casualty insurance license is required for a bail bondsman to handle immigration bonds. Some bail bondsmen have found additional immigration bond difficulties to include language barriers and working within the operation hours of the immigration and naturalization service. As a result of the additional difficulties and licensing requirements, immigration bonds tend to be more expensive than state and federal bonds. Premiums range from 15% to 20%, depending on the collateral used. At Freedom Bail Bonding, our agents have the experience and license requirements necessary to post an immigration bond anywhere in the U.S. for fast, dependable, and discrete immigration bond service 24 hours a day Call 1.888.401.7200.

The two types immigration bonds available to INS detainees are:

Delivery Bond
An alien that is arrested by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and issued a Warrant of Arrest (Form I-205) and a Notice of Custody Conditions (Form I-286) may be eligible for a delivery bond. The amount of a delivery bond should be sufficient to ensure that the alien will appear for any future immigration proceedings.
Voluntary Departure Bond
An alien who is allowed to depart the country voluntarily after being placed in removal proceedings (or in lieu of such proceedings) has been granted Voluntary Departure. The Immigration Judge may, and, in some cases, must, require that someone post a bond in an amount that will ensure that the alien departs the United States within the time specified.