Bolante v. Keisler, 506 F.3d 618 (7th Cir. Oct. 31, 2007) (the right not to be subjected to excessive bail, conferred by the Eighth Amendment and implemented, so far as federal criminal defendants are concerned, in the Bail Reform Act. 18 U.S.C. 3142; see United States v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739, 753-54 (1987), applies only in criminal cases, and the Supreme Court has never held that persons detained in civil proceedings, such as removal proceedings, are entitled to this right).
jurisdiction:
Seventh Circuit