Four Chinese Clients Detained in Houston Released After Successful Bond Hearing

CASE: Bond Hearing

APPLICANTS: Chinese

LOCATION: Houston Texas

Our firm was contacted in early November regarding 4 Chinese individuals detained in Houston. They entered with fake documents at the George Bush International airport and was detained thereafter by immigration officers. The government informed them and they confirmed with us that it was a “no bond” situation. That meant they would not be released by the Department of Homeland Security even on a bond.

The only recourse was to argue their eligibility for a bond with the Immigration Judge in Houston. Upon our retention, we immediately filed bond hearings for our 4 clients. Despite them being in jail in Houston, we communicated with them and tried to gather as much information regarding their reliefs, equities, family, and financial ability to post bond. We contacted our clients’ several relatives and friend in Philadelphia and New York. We also gathered supporting documents from those relatives, from proofs of their status to bank statements and tax returns. In order to clearly show the Judge our clients’ eligibility for relief, we worked with our clients to prepare an asylum application even though it was not due, just to attach it as an exhibit and present the government and the Judge what their claims are about.

On November 20, Attorney Glen Yu represented our clients for the Houston Immigration Court bond hearing. He argued that our client was eligible for asylum relief, were not flight risks, had established their residence upon release, had established their financial ability to post bond, and that they had ample family ties in the United States who submitted proofs of their residence and copies of their immigration status. The Judge took our arguments into consideration and a bond was granted thereafter. On November 24, the bonds were posted and all of our clients are now out of jail. They can now better prepare for their asylum cases as they are now not detained.

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