“this could result in “several thousand” illegal immigrants being released from jails and “could slow the pace of deportations” even more.”
And a revenue stream from bond forfeitures. Somewhere
there is money in it for someone. Set the bond at around
a grand and see how many fail to appear. And if they get
caught make them post a bond again. Might not be a bad idea
after all.
Bet they’ll be defended by “public defenders” too. And bet the bond “revenue” won’t even match the defender’s cost.