Virtual Training Event Description
Many noncitizens face mandatory immigration detention as the government has, over the last year, changed its policies about who is eligible for bond and by implication who is eligible for release from detention. Many unlawfully detained noncitizens have won release and/or bond hearings by filing writs of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in federal district court. This webinar will provide training on filing § 2241 petitions in cases of noncitizens detained by ICE and denied their right to request release.
Presenter(s)
Laura Barrera is an Assistant Federal Defender in the Special Projects Unit of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Nevada. She primarily works on habeas cases for noncitizens detained in ICE custody. Prior to joining the FPD, Laura practiced immigration law with a focus on removal defense and teaching. She established and directed the immigration clinic at the Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, and was a legal fellow at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas immigration clinic. Laura was also a staff attorney and managing attorney at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in Tucson, Arizona.
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