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2026

ICE Detention & Federal Court Case

Chicago, IL

Case Summary: Our office filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the case of a client who was detained at his ICE check-in. The immigration court would have denied bond for lack of jurisdiction, citing a Board of Immigration Court appeals case that says non-citizens who enter the USA without inspection are ineligible to be released from ICE custody. We argued that the BIA’s interpretation is wrong, and that federal law gives all non-citizens the right to seek bond unless they fall into other categories where they must remain in ICE custody. The federal court agreed, and granted a mandatory bond hearing. NOTE: the client ultimately lost due to their recent crime.
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Michael G. Ibrahim, Esq.
Founder & Principal Attorney — Ibrahim Law Office

Michael G. Ibrahim is the founder and principal attorney of Ibrahim Law Office, a Chicago-based immigration law firm focused exclusively on immigration law. With more than a decade of experience and more than 3,000 immigration cases handled, he represents individuals and families in asylum, removal defense, citizenship, permanent residency, waivers, and federal immigration litigation. He regularly appears before USCIS, immigration courts, federal district courts, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

3000+ Immigration Cases Handled

Immigration Law Focused Practice

Federal Court Litigation Experience

Multilingual Representation

EDUCATION

DePaul University College of Law
J.D., 2013
Certificate in Public Interest Law

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A. Political Science & International Studies, 2010

Benjamin Hooks Public Interest Law Scholar

Editor, Journal for Social Justice — DePaul University

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Supreme Court of Illinois

7th Circuit Court of Appeals

U.S. District Court – N.D. Illinois

U.S. District Court – E.D. Wisconsin

U.S. District Court – E.D. Michigan

U.S. District Court – S.D. Indiana

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American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Illinois State Bar Association

Assyrian American Bar Association

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