BIA Eliminates Bond Hearings: What Matter of Yajure Hurtado Means for Immigrants
Lilliana Mier Lartigue • September 8, 2025
BIA Eliminates Bond Hearings:
What Matter of Yajure Hurtado
Means for Immigrants and their loved ones.
On September 5, 2025, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a major decision in Matter of Yajure Hurtado that will affect thousands of immigrants in the United States.
In this ruling, the BIA held that individuals who entered the U.S. without being formally admitted are no longer eligible for bond hearings before an immigration judge. Instead, they must remain in detention while their cases are pending—unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants discretionary parole, which is rare and difficult to obtain.
Why This Matters
- Immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for years without admission may now face indefinite detention during removal proceedings.
- Immigration judges have been stripped of their authority to grant release on bond in these cases.
- The only option for release is parole, which is entirely within DHS’s discretion.
This decision builds on earlier cases like Matter of Q. Li
and a July 2025 ICE memo that instructed officers to treat nearly all undocumented immigrants as “applicants for admission” subject to mandatory detention.
How We Can Help
At Lipp Law LLC, we understand how devastating this ruling can be for families. Our team can help you:
- Evaluate parole requests
- File Federal legal challenges where possible
- Explore all available relief options for detained loved ones
If you or a family member is affected by this change, contact us today for a consultation.
Call us at (702) 745-4700 or
schedule a case review here.
