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Federal judge awards EAJA fees for wrongful detention; finds mandatory detention policy not substantially justified
A Nebraska federal judge awarded attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act to an immigrant detained without a bond hearing, finding the government's mandatory detention position lacked substantial justification.
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Supreme Court may decide attorneys' fees for immigration detention habeas cases
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether attorneys in immigration detention habeas cases can recover fees from the government under the Equal Access to Justice Act. A circuit split has emerged on whether habeas corpus challenges are civil actions.
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