Practice Advisory: Parole of Arriving Asylum Seekers who have Passed Credible Fear, Damus v. Nielsen

The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Human Rights First, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s arbitrary detention of asylum seekers fleeing persecution, torture, or death in their countries of origin.

ACLU Practice advisory Jul 1, 2018 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from ACLU on Detention / Bond; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

Topics

Detention / bond Federal court Removal defense

Workflows

Immigration court deadline Bond, detention, and habeas BIA, PFR, and federal court

Forums

Immigration court Federal district court Court of appeals

Jurisdictions

National