Legal insights and guides on ICE detention and federal court remedies.
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…
Published June 30, 2026 · Last updated August 20, 2026 When someone you love is held in ICE detention, two questions usually come first: how fast can we act, and…
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…
Families often hear one sentence after an ICE arrest: “There is no bond because this is mandatory detention.” That answer sounds final. It can make a spouse, parent, or child…
Your loved one asked for bond, but the immigration judge refused to hold a hearing. The reason may have sounded final: “mandatory detention” or “no jurisdiction.” For families, that moment…