Parole and Release
Some noncitizens in immigration detention can request that they be paroled or released from detention. The resources on this page will assist pro bono attorneys in drafting parole and release requests for detained noncitizens.
Getting Started: Overview of Parole Eligibility
These materials provide an overview of which asylum seekers are eligible for parole, and how to apply for parole.
American Immigration Council An overview of the different options a person in detention has to seek their release.
Immigration Justice Campaign This is a brief, step-by-step guide to submit a parole request from ICE.
Immigration Justice Campaign This is a critical step-by-step guide to understanding what else is happening in your client’s case. As you represent your client in bond or parole/release, you need to know what is happening in their underlying removal case, because they operate independently of each other, and because changes in your client’s underlying case […]
Gathering Documents
As you prepare your client’s parole application, these materials will walk you through what documents to look for, and how to draft any letters of support.
Sample Sponsor Letter for Parole
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocates Network (RMIAN)
A sample of a letter written by a parole sponsor in support of a parole request.
Writing and Submitting Parole or Release Request
This page contains templates and samples for parole and release requests for detained noncitizens.
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocates Network (RMIAN) A sample letter requesting parole for a client detained at the Denver Contract Facility in Aurora, CO.
After Parole
The materials here are for your client’s use if they are released on parole or another form of release from detention.
Immigration Justice Campaign This explains what you need to do to help your client make sure they do what they need to have their removal case moved to the relevant jurisdiction.
Department of Justice This is a pro se motion to change venue from the DOJ website. You can help your client submit this, along with a change of address form (that can be found at: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/form-eoir-33-eoir-immigration-court-listing) to the current court if they have a pending merits case.