Immigration
Oct. 16, 2026
When immigration detention affects more than the person in custody
Immigration detention can devastate families and communities beyond the person in custody, underscoring the need for attorneys to highlight the human consequences of unlawful detention in their advocacy.
When a federal judge ordered an end to Minerva Terrones Dominguez's two months of illegal imprisonment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Aug. 31, it should have been a cause for celebration.
Terrones, a 54-year-old mother of seven, could return to her family. She could be with her son Samuel, the youngest of her children, who was diagnosed with depression and schizophrenia shortly before her arrest. And she could relieve the pressure that had fallen on her children to w...
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