SPILIOPOULOS

Interim Decision #2661 MATTER OF SPELIOPOULOS In Bond Proceedings A-21137443 Decided by Board July 20, 1978 (1) The jurisdiction conferred upon an immigration judge under 8 C.F.R. 242.2(b) to redetermine the custody status of a detained alien includes the authority to increase the amount of bond initially set by the District Director. (2) An alien should not be detained or required to post bond unless there is a finding that he is a threat to national security or a poor bail risk. (3) Where respondent, an airlines employee, resided in this country a relatively brief period of time (one year),…