Questions families ask.
Each one answers a single question, in the first few lines, before explaining anything. To get the legal path to release for your person, start here.
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If someone was detained
The first 24 hours
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If someone was detained
How do I find someone ICE has detained?
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Bond and release
Can a detained person ask for a bond hearing?
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Bond and release
How do I pay an immigration bond?
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Your rights
What are my rights if ICE comes to my door?
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Before it happens
Making a family preparedness plan
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Bond and release
Did ICE end bond hearings?
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Bond and release
What is a bond hearing?
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Bond and release
What comes after a bond hearing?
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Bond and release
Bond redetermination: asking for a new or lower bond
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Bond and release
What is an immigration bond?
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Bond and release
Immigration bail bonds: how they work
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Bond and release
Getting immigration bond money back
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Bond and release
Immigration bond lawyer: cost and options
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Bond and release
Habeas corpus for ICE detention
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Bond and release
How to file a habeas petition
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Bond and release
Habeas corpus attorney: cost and options
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Bond and release
Bond in asylum-only proceedings (I-863)
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Letters and forms
Sponsor letter for an immigration bond
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Letters and forms
Letter of support for a family member
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Letters and forms
Letter of support for a friend
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Letters and forms
Character reference letter for immigration
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Letters and forms
Good moral character letters
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Letters and forms
How to write a letter to an immigration judge
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Letters and forms
Sample motion for a bond hearing
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Letters and forms
The immigration bond worksheet
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Detention centers
Adelanto ICE Processing Center
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Detention centers
Otay Mesa Detention Center
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Detention centers
Eloy Detention Center
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If someone was detained
How long can ICE hold someone?
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If someone was detained
What happens after ICE detains someone
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If someone was detained
How to send money to someone in ICE detention
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Your rights
Does habeas corpus apply to undocumented immigrants?
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These guides describe how the system works in general. They are not a substitute for a lawyer, and there is no government-appointed one in immigration court. The national legal services directory lists free and low-cost immigration providers by state.