Boston federal judges today issued a series of orders requiring immigrants be given hearings to determine how much of a bond they need to put up to remain free as they pursue the right to stay here, rather than continuing to be locked up in prison cells owned or leased by ICE.

Among them: A 13-year-old boy, whose attorney filed a habeas-corpus motion this morning that was answered this afternoon by an order by US District Court Judge Richard Stearns:

Petitioner is a thirteen-year-old boy detained at ICEs Burlington temporary holding facility, presumably in the company of unrelated adult detainees. Unless respondents show cause by close of business on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, for grounds justifying the detention of a juvenile in these circumstances, the court order respondents to bring

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