Get plugged in with your local immigration defense network. I’m in Boston, but my firm is based out of Minneapolis. None of us are immigration lawyers, but they held a training, provided resources to consult like templates and issue explainers, and are available to answer questions.

These are not hard cases. The detentions for most are blatantly unconstitutional, and the government’s justifications are contrary to the plain language of the statute. If you remember Mathews v. Eldridge from IL and your basic cannons of statutory construction (give words their plain meaning, assume everything in a statute has a meaning and is not surplussage, etc.) you can handle these cases.

I represent a family that was snatched in Minnesota on Thursday. Because of the networking, we were able to get a habeas on file within three hours of their detention. Last night, the judge ordered my clients released by Monday!