Maryland's top court could make it much more difficult for undocumented immigrants to secure bail bonds, in a case likely to resolve long-standing questions about whether bondsmen are on the hook when clients get deported before trial.
In a case pending at the Court of Appeals, Big Louie Bail Bonds has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 in Baltimore County in bail forfeitures after 10 defendants were deported before their criminal trials. Lower courts ruled that the company knew — or should have known — it was taking on clients with a high risk of deportation.
"We can't afford to be in business like that. It just won't be worth it," said Luis Contreras, one of the owners of Big Louie, a Baltimore-based company that writes more than 800 bonds a year in the Hispanic community.
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No bail.just time and deportation.most illegals have so many aliases as soon as they get out they just change names or run.there is a reason why they are called illegal. No rights,no help,no nothing .get out.stay out.
ReplyDeleteThey took the cash for the bonds, now its time to pay up boys. You knew these clients were most likely going to be deported or flee. Quit crying. You can have it both ways. Follow the rules just like every other Bail Bond co.
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