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Painter Released from ICE Custody After 21 Days Using Bond Hearing Strategy

Feb 10, 2025 · Syracuse, NY, Guatemala

Painter Released from ICE Custody After 21 Days Using Bond Hearing Strategy

Adelso Bravo, a 39-year-old painter from Guatemala who had lived in Syracuse for over 20 years, was detained by ICE on February 10, 2025, after entering the country without authorization decades earlier. With support from family, advocates, and lawyers using a habeas corpus petition strategy, Bravo secured a bond hearing and was released after 21 days with a $5,000 bond and ankle monitor. The habeas corpus petition strategy has been used across the country in response to Trump administration detention policies requiring mandatory detention for immigrants who entered without permission.

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