Did anyone think about the near certainty that a person who entered the country illegally would flee? 
@PeteS in CA I am sure they did. I am also sure they considered how much it would have cost the jail to have kept him locked up until trial,and how that cut into the money they had to spend to improve the judges chambers,install new air-conditioning,hire new deputies,etc,etc,etc.
OR.......,they could let him go,use the bail money for any of the above once they jumped bail,and he would be someone else's problem once he did jump bail.
