Inside Immigration Courts and Baldoni Lawyer Q&A: New York Brief

Detainees in immigration courts face long odds, NJ Transit weighs World Cup ride prices, and Justin Baldoni’s lawyer takes our questions, below:

Four Bloomberg Law reporters attended 55 bond hearings across six days in February and March to chronicle immigration proceedings in California, Texas, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey.

The hearings offered a window into an overloaded system whipsawed by legal decisions amid the Trump administration’s historic mass-deportation efforts. Barely a quarter of the detainees were granted bond, with the rest facing a stark choice: remain locked up for months or years waiting for a hearing, or agree ...