Attorneys for O-J-M, a 24-year-old transgender woman detained on Monday, have asked that she be released on bail pending further proceedings.
PORTLAND, Ore. — In a series of court filings, attorneys for a transgender asylum seeker from Mexico detained in Portland this week argued for her transfer back to Oregon and her release on bail, arguing that federal authorities have failed to act “in good faith.”
The 24-year-old asylum seeker, identified only as O-J-M, is currently held in a Tacoma detention center, having been transferred there by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The latest filing from O-J-M’s lawyer details a confusing, opaque and at times
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