DETROIT -- A judge ordered Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to Wayne County Jail for failing to notify the court of his trip to Canada and violating the terms of his bond.

Circuit Court Judge Ronald Giles said he needed to treat Kilpatrick as any criminal defendant and immediately sent him to jail, WDIV-TV in Detroit reported.

The judge found that the mayor violated the terms of his bond by not informing the court before taking a trip to Canada.

Giles revoked Kilpatrick's bond and suspended all travel.

Kilpatrick's attorneys said they will immediately appeal the ruling.

Earlier Thursday, Kilpatrick waived his right to a preliminary hearing and will head to trial on perjury and other criminal charges.

He has denied the charges.

The ruling came after Kilpatrick addressed the court and apologized for violating his bond conditions when he went across the border last month to push the sale of the city's half of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.

"Your Honor, I am asking for your forgiveness. It will never happen again," he said.

He told Giles that he violated his bond to save the city and close a $300 million deficit facing the city.

Kilpatrick continued to praise Giles and the court.

"I respect the heck out of you for taking this case under all this scrutiny," Kilpatrick said humbly. "I apologize. This was not at all a front to you or the court. I don't believe there is a person who has ever been through this process that respects it more than I do."