An immigration bond is a type of federal bond that is used for detainees held by the US Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The bond is supposed to ensure someone going through immigration hearings appears at all scheduled proceedings. It is the INS that determines the immigration bond eligibility of an alien. With criminal cases in the state courts, the bond amount is supposed to be sufficient to incentivize an alien to appear at all future immigration proceedings. As an integral part of the process to determine if an alien is eligible for an immigration bond, the INS will evaluate an alien's potential for danger to property or persons in addition to the likelihood that an alien will appear for any future proceedings.