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Endaya Law Can Help Your Loved One Get Out Of Detention

If someone you care about is being held in Immigration Detention, we can help them ask a judge for release through a bond hearing. This gives them a chance to come home while their immigration case is being decided. Time is important—email us right away so we can start building their case and request a hearing with the court.

Attorney's Cost

We set our fees based on what each family can afford, considering things like income and family size. We want to make sure people get the legal help they need, even if money is tight. Consultations are $100 if you don’t need an interpreter.

Next Steps For the Client's Sponsor

If your loved one has been detained, do not sign any documents or admit to anything without an attorney.

This is a list of what an attorney will need to build a client's defense:

1. The client will have an A# (9 digits) from previous immigration documents or ICE will provide an A# upon arrest.

2. Witnesses should write down details of the arrest immediately.

3. Proof of address, employment, age, taxes, time in the US (utility bills, annual medical bills, home/car ownership), or any other life circumstances (health issues & treatment).

4. Information about criminal charges and convictions, situations with police, and any rehabilitation.

5. If kids or spouse are US citizens, provide birth certifiates, proof of citizenship, and a marriage certificate.

- If the client does not have any family, provide proof of any community ties (church, sports team, associations).

6. Information about criminal charges and convictions, and any rehabilitation.

7. Immigration documents and information of previous situations with ICE.

8. 5-10 letters from family members, friends, co-workers, employers, and community members proving the client's good moral character.

- Letters must be specific. For example, the client...

- participates in school and church meetings every week since 2020.

- babysat my children while my spouse was in the hospital.

9. The sponsor needs to provide their own taxes, employment status, legal status, address, identification.

The following people DO NOT have a right to a bond hearing and may be deported without going before a judge:

Outstanding removal orders: A judge already ordered someone removed because they missed court, lost their immigration case or were not eligible for a court hearing. ICE can remove them with the old removal order unless the noncitizen files a successful motion to reopen their immigration case.
Prior deportations: ICE can remove people who were previously deported, including people deported in expedited proceedings at the border, without the right to a court hearing.
Aggravated felony offenses: People who have been charged or convicted of offenses which are considered aggravated felonies under immigration law and who also do not have lawful status may be removed from the US without a hearing. Examples include: robbery, murder, attempted murder, rape, fraud/deceit involving over $10,000, crimes of violence with a possible sentence one year or more, and drug trafficking.
Expedited removal orders: Noncitizens who are apprehended at or near the border may be removed by an expedited removal order. They only get a hearing if they express a fear of returning to their country of origin and pass a Credible Fear Interview (CFI) with an Asylum Officer.

Information obtained from the National Immigrant Justice Center

Fighting for Immigrant Dignity, Equity, & Freedom

Fighting for Immigrant Dignity, Equity, & Freedom

Endaya Law Can Help Your Loved One Get Out Of Detention

Attorney's Cost

Next Steps For the Client's Sponsor

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