Bond
Many people held in immigration detention are eligible for release on bond, but are not able to win release because they are not represented by counsel. These training and resource materials will walk will you through how to handle a bond hearing for someone held in immigration detention. The resources include recorded webinars, practice advisories, and template bond motions and other filings.
Getting Started
These materials provide an introduction to release from immigration detention on bond: who is eligible for bond, how to request a bond hearing, and what happens during bond hearings.
American Immigration Council An overview of the different options a person in detention has to seek their release.
Immigration Justice Campaign This is a critical step-by-step guide to understanding what else is happening in your client’s case. As you represent your client in bond or parole/release, you need to know what is happening in their underlying removal case, because they operate independently of each other, and because changes in your client’s underlying case […]
Immigration Justice Campaign Your guide to remote bond cases.
Immigration Justice Campaign This is for cases outside of the El Paso court, where we are confident the judge will grant the Motion for Telephonic Appearance.
Preparing Bond Submission
Here you will find required forms, filing and service instructions, samples, and templates for your bond submission to the immigration court.
This is a sample with instructions for your Motion for Custody Redetermination (i.e. the request for a Bond hearing) along with an index of exhibits and a certificate of service.
Sample Bond Sponsor Letter
Immigration Justice Campaign
This is an example of a sponsor letter that gives you an idea of what such a letter should contain.
After the Bond Hearing
The materials here will prepare you for the different possible outcomes of your client’s bond hearing.
Immigration Justice Campaign This explains what you need to do to help your client make sure they do what they need to have their removal case moved to the relevant jurisdiction.
ICE Listing of ICE ERO facilities that accept bond payments. Individuals can now post bond online. Please click here.
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Brief filed in support of an appeal of a bond denial.
Department of Justice This is a pro se motion to change venue from the DOJ website. You can help your client submit this, along with a change of address form (that can be found at: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/form-eoir-33-eoir-immigration-court-listing) to the current court if they have a pending merits case.