DHS’s recent policy removes that right, resulting in immediate detention without the opportunity to seek release on bond, even in cases where there may be strong evidence supporting relief. The coalition maintained that unnecessarily detaining undocumented workers disrupts labor markets and undermines local and state economies. The California DOJ also pointed to the financial burden of detention on taxpayers. In 2024, immigration detention cost U.S. taxpayers $3.4 billion, or about $152 per detainee per day. According to the California Department of Justice, the filing is joined by the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.