THE DELAWARE ICE AND IMMIGRATION ARREST DEFENSE GUIDE: WHAT EVERY IMMIGRANT, FAMILY MEMBER, AND ADVOCATE MUST KNOW - Couverture souple

HARTMAN, DAVE F.

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ISBN 13 : 9798186090328

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

An ICE encounter can start in an ordinary moment and end with a loved one moved to a detention facility hundreds of miles away, with no appointed lawyer and no fixed date for anything to be resolved. This book is the most comprehensive treatise available on ICE and immigration enforcement as it actually operates in Delaware — the sourced, plain-spoken guide Delaware immigrants, families, and advocates need: the critical difference between an administrative warrant and a judicial warrant; what an ICE detainer actually is and is not, and how Delaware’s own law limits it; mandatory detention, bond hearings, and how long ICE can legally hold someone; why there is no public defender in immigration court and how to find real, vetted representation instead of a fraud; asylum, withholding, and Convention Against Torture protection; U visas, T visas, VAWA self-petitions, DACA, TPS, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for children; the categorical-approach test — with binding Third Circuit case law — used to decide whether a Delaware conviction triggers removal; post-conviction relief for Padilla violations, naturalization risk, and international travel risk; the full appeals path from the Board of Immigration Appeals through the Third Circuit and federal habeas corpus; Delaware’s own statutes on driving privilege cards, in-state tuition, professional licensing, and workplace rights regardless of status; and documented conditions inside ICE detention, including unaccompanied children and LGBTQ+ detainees. Every statute, case, and policy citation is sourced, and anywhere the law is genuinely unsettled or still changing — including DACA, TPS, and Delaware’s pending detainer-cooperation bill — this book says so plainly rather than guessing.

What’s inside:

• 56 chapters across 14 parts: ICE enforcement basics, what happens at a Delaware arrest, detention and bond, the right-to-counsel gap, family separation and planning, constitutional protections and sensitive locations, Delaware’s statutory landscape, resources/self-help, relief from removal (asylum/withholding/CAT), paths to lawful status (adjustment, U/T visas, VAWA, DACA, TPS), crimmigration and the categorical approach, the appeals and federal court process, Delaware state law touching immigration status, and conditions/special populations in detention
• The single most important distinction in this entire book, explained in full: administrative ICE warrants (Form I-200/I-205) versus judicial warrants, and what that means for your front door
• Delaware’s 287(g) ban (11 Del. C. Chapter 84B) reproduced in full, including the Camden incident that triggered it
• House Substitute 1 for House Bill 368 — Delaware’s pending detainer-cooperation bill — explained with an honest, current caution that it was unsigned as this book went to print
• Eighteen fully cited federal cases spanning the U.S. Supreme Court AND the Third Circuit Court of Appeals — Zadvydas v. Davis, Demore v. Kim, Jennings v. Rodriguez, Arizona v. United States, INS v. Lopez-Mendoza, Padilla v. Kentucky, Plyler v. Doe, Dia v. Ashcroft, Jean-Louis v. Attorney General, Valansi v. Ashcroft, Nugent v. Ashcroft, Popal v. Gonzales, Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB, and more — explained in plain English with practical translation
• A full treatment of asylum, withholding of removal, CAT protection, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, plus U visas, T visas, VAWA self-petitions, DACA, and TPS, each with honest cautions where the underlying law is unsettled or actively changing
• The categorical approach to aggravated felonies and crimes involving moral turpitude, a practical Delaware-charge risk map, Padilla post-conviction relief under Rule 61, naturalization/denaturalization risk, and international travel risk for green card and visa use, plus much more.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798186090328
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 221
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible