American Immigration Council and The Legal Aid Society Practice Guide – Detention under INA § 235(b): The Statutory Scheme and Strategies for Release

Topics: Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Parole, Trainings & Guidance

Tags: 2025 Policies, Defensive, Detention, EOIR, Expedited Removal, Federal litigation, Grounds of inadmissibility, Habeas, Humanitarian Parole & Re-Parole, ICE, OPLA, Practice Advisories, Removal Proceedings

Published on: 09-23-2025

Updated on: 09-23-2025

Practice guide published in September 2025 by American Immigration Council and The Legal Aid Society providing an overview of detention under INA § 235(b) and guidance for seeking release of noncitizens detained under this provision. Copyright © American Immigration Council. Reprinted with permission.

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