Highlights

The inaugural edition of Detention & Bond: Defending Noncitizens in Immigration Custody includes:

• An introduction to the history and contemporary background of immigration detention;
• A review of the manner in which adults enter the immigration detention system, including relevant Know Your Rights advice for clients;
• Special considerations when advocating for immigrant youth in the custody of the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) as unaccompanied minors, or in the custody of Department of Homeland Security;
• Practical and technical considerations when working with detained clients, including information-gathering strategies and working with clients with mental disorders or conditions;
• Prosecutorial discretion and other custody advocacy before Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), such as parole requests and post-order custody reviews;
• Guidance in assessing and challenging bond eligibility in light of mandatory detention;
• Legal standards and case strategy when building and proving up a custody redetermination case before the immigration judge;
• A look at the process to appeal an immigration judge’s bond decision to the BIA; and
• Samples and exemplars to help practitioners with the nuts and bolts of advocating for release.

Pricing

​​​​​Regular: Book or PDF = $170 / Book & PDF = $210
Nonprofit: Book or PDF = $120 / Book & PDF = $160