Acquitted Canadian Defendant Denied Bail
This doesn't sound fair to us. Canadian counter-terrorism expert David Hudak was tried in New Mexico on 9 federal charges relating to a training program he ran in Roswell, NM, and he was acquitted. His bond had been set at $10,000. Now the Bureau of Immigration Control Enforcement (ICE) has moved to revoke that bond and have him held without bond. U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo is asking for an explanation:
"I find preliminarily that there is evidence of arbitrary behavior on the part of this federal agency," Armijo said of Homeland Security, as represented by Justice Department lawyers.
So far, the only explanation that has been forthcoming from ICE is that Hudak's visa is expired. Hudak's lawyers say the bond revocation is a vindictive action in retaliation for his acquittal. Hudak has been in custody for more than a year.
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