Arizona bond hearings drop by nearly 70% after DHS directive to ICE
A memo from the Department of Homeland Security began a downward trend of bond hearings in Arizona immigration court. That trend began to pick up in late 2025, when an unprecedented number of habeas petitions were filed in federal courts over bond eligibility.
This line chart shows Arizona immigration bond hearings plummented by nearly 70% after a Department of Homeland Security directive to ICE officers. The drop continues after the majority Trump-appointed Board of Immigration Appeals ruled on Sept. 5 that everyone who entered the country illegally is under mandatory detention.
