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Court Orders Bond Hearing for Detained Guatemalan Man Aurelio Ixcox Chum

Apr 9, 2026 · Bakersfield, CA, Guatemala

Aurelio Ixcox Chum, a Guatemalan national, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and held at Mesa Verde Detention Center. Government alleged he ran upon seeing officers and resisted arrest, and had no pending applications for relief with immigration authorities. The Eastern District of California granted his motion for preliminary injunction and ordered respondents to provide him with a bond hearing before a neutral arbiter within seven days.

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