Guide to Challenging Your Detention Through Habeas Corpus

In practice, it is a legal petition filed to challenge the government"s unlawful detention of a person. There are many different types of habeas corpus but in this guide we will only be discussing habeas corpus petitions that are filed in U.S. District Court to challenge your detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. We will be simply calling these "habeas petitions" in this guide.