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46 Rutgers L. Rec. 1 (2018-2019)

handle is hein.journals/rutglr46 and id is 1 raw text is: RUTGERS LAW RECORD The Digiral Journal of Rugers Law School lawrecord.com Volume 46 2018-2019 How NEW JERSEY'S BAIL REFORM AND PRESIDENT TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES MAY AFFECT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS KATELYN GAMBA' I. Introduction In January 2017, bail reform went into effect in New Jersey, turning the system from a resource-based assessment to a risk-based assessment. Indigent defendants, who previously could not post bail for minor crimes committed in the state, are no longer detained just because they cannot afford to pay. However, also in January 2017, President Donald Trump's strict policies against undocumented immigrants went into effect. Since then, the priority to remove people from the country has increased and thus the number of immigration arrests has also increased. Formerly, undocumented immigrants who could not post bail and were convicted of crimes would serve their sentence before the removal process was started. But now, individuals who are released under the reformed bail policy are being picked up by immigration officials and possibly removed from the country before their criminal cases are resolved. This will result in some victims failing to get justice, which is ironic because the president has also created a special office for victims of crimes committed 1 J.D. Candidate, Rutgers Law School.

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