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What is Habeas Corpus? Learn About the Legal Tool Immigrants Are Using to Challenge Detention

At a time when ICE has sought to move immigrant detainees to states away from their loved ones and legal representation, immigrants are turning to a legal tool – habeas corpus petitions – to seek ...
Law

Minnesota's Chief US District Judge Rebukes ICE Over Habeas 'Noncompliance'

"ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence," U.S. District Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz wrote in an order blasting ...
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Forget habeas corpus at your own peril

Normally, when someone is confronted with a Latin legal term their eyes glaze over and their brain shuts down. Well, here is a Latin term you need to know — habeas corpus. The term is a legal concept ...
Newsday

Judges are freeing more ICE detainees on Long Island. Here's why others aren't using this legal move.

The young mother from Ecuador reported to a Bethpage immigration office last fall for an interview in her request for asylum, the legal right to live in the United States due to fear of her home ...
ProPublica

Immigrants Who Say Their Detention Is Illegal Have Filed More Than 18,000 Cases. It’s a Historic High.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a ...