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Neither man had a criminal record, and both were jailed for months last year before a lower Texas court granted them bond in October.
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Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Under past administrations, most noncitizens with no criminal record who were arrested away from the border had an opportunity to request a bond hearing while their cases wound through immigration court.
—Safiyah Riddle, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Nearly 75% of the people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have no criminal record, according to recent data compiled by Syracuse University researchers.
—Ryan Oehrli
updated February 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Padilla had no criminal record prior to his arrest Wednesday.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Under past administrations, most noncitizens with no criminal record who were arrested away from the border had an opportunity to request a bond hearing while their cases wound through immigration court.
—Safiyah Riddle, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Nearly 75% of the people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have no criminal record, according to recent data compiled by Syracuse University researchers.
—Ryan Oehrli
updated February 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Padilla had no criminal record prior to his arrest Wednesday.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Criminal record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20record. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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