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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

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ABA Commission on Immigration Detention Information Hotline

Address
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Unit 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone
Not listed
Website
www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/immigration
Email
immcenter@americanbar.org

Courts served

The immigration courts' pro bono list files this provider under:

What it takes

  • Pro se case assistance for detained respondents only
  • Respondents detained at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities should contact our speed dial at 2150#
  • To contact on behalf of an individual detained by ICE or BOP, email immcenter@americanbar.org
  • Respondents detained at Department of Defense (DOD) military facilities (including Guantanamo) should contact our toll-free hotline at 1 (855) 641-6081
  • Pro se case assistance for detained respondents only Respondents detained at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities should contact our speed dial at 2150#

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Source

EOIR pro bono list (PDF), as published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Compiled 2026-09-06.

Verify before you go. Offices move, close and fill up; intake days change. Call the number above first, ask whether they take your kind of case and what it costs, and ask whether you will be seen by an attorney or a DOJ accredited representative. Anyone else offering to file for you is not authorized to. A listing here is not a recommendation.