Steps to Reduce Your Bond:
In order to obtain a bond or to reduce your bond, you must show that:
1. You are not dangerous to people or property
2. You will not run away if released.
Step 1:
Call your family, friends, employers, religious leaders, etc. and ask them to write letters of support for you and to help you collect evidence.
Suggestions for the letters of support:
1. Must be written in English
2. Should begin with “Dear Honorable Immigration Judge”
3. Must state your full name and A number
4. Should include the writer’s address and immigration status
5. If necessary, should explain that the writer can help you with housing and food
6. Should explain why you are a good person and why you can be trusted to come to immigration court in the future
Your family or friends should mail the letter directly to you at:
Your name, A Number, and Detention Number
GEO Group/ICE Processing Center
11901 E. 30th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80010-1525
Step 2:
Ask for a bond hearing.
You may request a bond hearing by:
--Sending a kite to the immigration court saying you would like a bond hearing
--Asking the judge at the your first hearing for a bond hearing
You may have a bond hearing before the date on which your master calendar hearing is scheduled.
Step 3:
Present your evidence. The day of your bond hearing have three copies of your letter(s) of support and any other evidence. People may also come to immigration court to testify for you, or they may testify by telephone. Make sure that everyone at the court has U.S. immigration status.
Remember:
Leaving the detention facility on bond is not a defense against deportation and is not permission to work in the United States. If you pay your bond, the judge will transfer your case to the immigration court in downtown Denver. If you live in another state, you may ask the judge to transfer your case to the immigration court in that state.
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