Attorney Furqan’s client, a citizen of The Gambia, had entered the U.S. on an F-1 visa. However he fell out of status, and after having been convicted of Trespass and Harassment, he was arrested and placed into immigration custody. The Immigration Service then sought his deportation and issued a $20,000 bond in his case. Attorney Furqan filed a request to have the bond reduced. 8 CFR § 236.1(c). He also submitted documentation to the government attorney that evidenced that our client was not a flight risk, including the fact that he had a U.S. citizen wife and U.S. citizen child. After speaking to the government attorney about these positive factors, they agreed to reduce the bond to $10,000, which allowed our client to be bonded out and able to fight his case from outside of detention.
