UC Berkeley junior transfer Luis Mora, who was recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, was granted bail Wednesday morning, according to a tweet by his attorney, Prerna Lal.
Lal tweeted that Mora would be released today once the bond amount of $1,500 is paid, as ordered by Immigration Judge Ana Partida.
Law and justice prevailed today. Luis Mora has been granted the absolute minimum bond and we’re heading to ICE to pay it now so he is released today. #FreeLuis pic.twitter.com/CNC0gf03gi
— Prerna P. Lal, Esq. (@prernaplal) January 17, 2018
Mora was taken into custody by Border Patrol in San Diego on Dec. 30 and then later transferred into ICE custody at Otay Mesa Detention Center on Jan. 3. The ICE director initially told Lal in an email that he will not grant Mora a supervised release, according to Lal.
Mora’s U.S. visa expired two to three years ago, according to Mora’s girlfriend, Jaleen Udarbe. Mora currently has an AB 540 plan, which qualifies him for in-state tuition, but his application to be granted DACA status was denied.
Ever since Mora was detained, many have spoken out against ICE and started fundraisers for Mora’s bail bond. Rising Immigrant Scholars through Education, or RISE at Berkeley, a campus immigrant rights organization, started a YouCaring fund for Mora, which has reached $14,545 as of press time.