Legal insights and guides on ICE detention and federal court remedies.
There is no automatic rule requiring ICE to release someone in Virginia after six months. Federal courts first identify which statute authorizes custody, what review has already occurred, why the…
There is no automatic rule requiring ICE to release someone after six months. In New Jersey, federal courts evaluate whether detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c) has become constitutionally unreasonable…
For eleven days in July 2026, a Fifth Circuit decision appeared to create a 90-day hearing requirement for certain people held in ICE detention. Then, on July 10, the full…
When someone you love is held in ICE detention, two questions usually come first: how fast can we act, and what will this cost? A habeas corpus case is not…
A routine ICE check-in should feel like a reporting appointment, not a trap. But for some families, a loved one who has lived freely for years, followed supervision rules, and…
A loved one can spend weeks, months, or even more than a year in ICE detention while the family keeps hearing the same answer: wait. But in some cases, waiting…
A final deportation order can feel like the end of every legal option, but it does not automatically give ICE the power to hold someone forever. In many post-order cases,…
When a loved one is held by ICE and the case seems stuck, families often hear the phrase “habeas corpus” before they understand the statute behind it. In immigration detention…
A due process violation in immigration detention can change the entire direction of a case. If your loved one had a hearing with no interpreter, was not allowed to submit…
When ICE says it may move your loved one to another state, the family often has only a short window to react. A planned or rumored transfer can affect family…