I don't know if the man spent any time in jail, but there cannot be an arrest without a charge of a crime. The crime in this case was a capais for failure to appear on something for which he was never served.Ummmm...any LEO "taking" someone to court on a Bench Warrant is an arrest.They werent. Read your damn OP.
They are being taken into custody. Otherwise....why send Marshals?
U.S. Marshals Service Sending SWAT Teams Out to Arrest People for Unpaid Student Loans
The guy in your OP was not "taken into custody", he was brought into court to respond to a bench warrent. He was not put in jail.
You are correct.
Nevertheless, bucs' wording implies that this man was put in jail and charged with a crime, neither of which occurred.
The problem which is MY concern (in addition to the poor "investment" choices of the government with our money on toxic assets) is the DoJ has contracted out collections on education debts to private debt collectors. That's an annoying bunch, at best.
However, because these are federal debts, the debt collectors are now federal contractors. As such, they are not obliged to following debt collection laws - laws enacted to protect consumers. Pretty slick in a sick sort of way. And, now...folks are getting arrested for debts. Unheard of in modern times (except for dead beat dads).
This is a policy unique to this administration. Personally, I see it as a problem which needs to be addressed. Then again, I'm no doe-eyed groupie who thinks nothing ever bad happens under this administration.
I do not disagree with anything in this post.
Nevertheless, the OP is still wrong.