Creates a presumption of pretrial detention for unauthorized aliens (as defined in s. 908.111) if probable cause exists for the offense, making it harder for them to be released before trial and thereby increasing state-level immigration-related detention and enforcement consequences for illegal-imm
It shall be presumed that no conditions of release will secure the appearance at trial of an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111.
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Requires state attorneys or courts to move for pretrial detention of unauthorized aliens upon certain findings, expanding state enforcement actions tied to immigration status determinations.
If a court determines that there is probable cause to believe that the defendant committed the offense and the court further determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant is an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111, the state attorney, or the court on its own motion, must move for pretrial detention.
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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a presumption of pretrial detention specifically for unauthorized aliens (referencing s. 908.111), requiring state actors to seek detention and allowing rebuttal, which expands state immigration enforcement by increasing detention likelihood based on immigration status for criminal defendants.
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