National fund to help immigrants make bond
A coalition of immigrant advocates is soliciting donations for a
"National Immigrant Bond Fund."

The organization's website says it "seeks to reaffirm the values of dignity and due process by assisting immigrants swept up in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions to post bond quickly in order to secure a fair hearing in America's courts."

The organization was pioneered by multi-millionaire Robert Hildreth, who was upset by images from an ICE raid in Boston and offered to post bond for immigration detainees. The group has an innovative approach. To encourage immigrants to appear in court, it asks detainees' families to match the bail contributions.

Hildreth is loved in many pro-immigrant circles, but he has vocal critics. It will be interesting to see if this fundraising campaign catches on nationally, which seems to be the organizers' goal...
http://blogs.chron.com/immigration/arch ... und_t.html