Practice Advisory
Issue area
Detention
Removal Defense
Audience
Attorney
Published:
May. 28, 2024
The purpose of this guide is to provide practitioners with a comprehensive resource for representing adult clients detained by DHS in immigration court bond proceedings. The guide covers the following topics:
- An overview of immigration detention
- The different legal authorities governing immigration detention and corresponding strategies for seeking release
- An overview of bond hearing procedures in immigration court
- The nuts and bolts of preparing for and representing a client during an immigration court bond hearing
- Appeals of immigration court bond decisions to the Board of Immigration Appeals.