Minnesota Habeas Project Intake Form

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Minnesota Habeas Project Intake Form

This Form is for advocates to ask for a free lawyer to file a federal court habeas corpus petition on behalf of a detained immigrant. A habeas corpus petition (sometimes called just “habeas”) is a lawsuit filed in federal court. It asks a judge to order someone’s release from immigration detention. You are filing this Form on behalf of a Minnesota immigrant community member who has been unlawfully detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Not every person in ICE detention is eligible for a habeas petition, and some issues might be more complicated than others, so this Form helps intake lawyers assess what options might be available. Before completing this Form, please review this information about the Minnesota Habeas Project.

Things to know about submitting this Form:
- Submitting this Form does not guarantee that we will find a lawyer to file a habeas petition for the detained person.
- The information submitted through this Form will be shared with a group of nonprofit legal service providers, law school clinics, and pro bono law firms that make up the Minnesota Habeas Project.
- By submitting this Form, you are acting as an agent of the person detained / prospective client. You are their agent for seeking legal advice and counsel to file a habeas petition. All information in this Form is privileged and confidential attorney-client communication and attorney work product.
- This Form refers to the person detained as “the client.”
- Please complete each section of the Form.
IMPORTANT NOTE: For the initial phase of this Project, we are only accepting intakes from legal representatives who represent the detained client in their immigration proceedings. At this time we are not accepting intakes completed by family members/loved ones of detained individuals.

Where is the client detained? (you can sometimes find this by checking here: https://locator.ice.gov/odls/) (for example: Fort Snelling, or Sherburne County Jail)*
Does this case need an emergency habeas petition today/tonight?

YesNoUnsure
Explain why (for example, because ICE is about the transfer the client out of Minnesota)

ABOUT THE PERSON COMPLETING THIS FORM
Your First Name*
Your Last Name*
Are you the client's immigration lawyer (or a legal professional working on the immigration lawyer's behalf)?*

YesNo
During the Project's initial phase, only lawyers/legal staff representing detained clients in their immigration proceedings may complete this Form.
Your email address*
Your phone number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Law Firm/Organization*
Free legal services are limited, but would you like the client's information to be shared with legal service providers in Minnesota to see if they can help them with their immigration case?

YesNo
Provide the immigration lawyer’s name, firm, email, and phone
Is there another person in contact with the client who has permission to talk to people about the case? (It could be a close family member or friend).*

YesNo
Please provide their name, phone, and email:

ABOUT THE DETAINED CLIENT

Please answer with as much information as you have. If you don’t know the answer and the information is required, write “I don’t know.”
Client's First Name*
Client's Last Name*
Client’s country of birth
Client’s A number (if unknown, write “unknown”)*
Client’s date of birth (if you don’t know the detained client’s exact date of birth, please write their age instead)*
Language(s) spoken*
Where was the client living before they were detained? (city & state)*
What other U.S. states has the client lived in, before Minnesota?
Does the client have funds to pay a habeas lawyer?*

YesNoUnsure
The client is not eligible for help from the Minnesota Habeas Project. Please do not complete the rest of this Form. [Here] is a list of some lawyers who take habeas cases.

The client’s recent arrest by immigration
On what date was the client detained by immigration?*
At what time of day (approximately) was the client detained by immigration?
Describe how the client was arrested by immigration agents? (For example, was the client detained without a warrant after a traffic stop or on the street? At an ICE check-in? Was ICE looking for the client? Did ICE come into their home?)*
In what city was the client arrested by immigration agents?*
Explain why you think the client’s detention violates the law:(For example, the government is detaining a refugee with no removal charges; the government previously released the client and has now re-detained them for no reason; the government is detaining the client and saying they are not eligible for a bond hearing because they entered the country without permission)

Documents to upload or email to mnhabeasproject@umn.edu, if available:
- Notice to Appear
- Form I-213
- If client was previously released by immigration officials, their release documents (for example, Order of Release on Recognizance, Order of Supervision)
- Copy of work permit
- Proof of current immigration status or of pending application (e.g. receipt or approval notice)
- For unaccompanied child: ORR Verification of Release Form or other proof of unaccompanied child determination
- A-file FOIA results
- EOIR file FOIA results
- Form I-94
- Form I-485
- Any other relevant documents related to your answers above
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Minnesota Habeas Project Intake Form

ABOUT THE PERSON COMPLETING THIS FORM

During the Project's initial phase, only lawyers/legal staff representing detained clients in their immigration proceedings may complete this Form.

ABOUT THE DETAINED CLIENT

The client’s recent arrest by immigration

The Client’s Immigration History