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title: What To Do If You're Detained
description: Anyone who is placed in removal proceedings for the first time has a right to a hearing before a judge. Don't accidentally waive this right by signing...
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## **HOPE**

###### **if you are detained**

We help you understand bonds, hearings, and ways to avoid deportation.

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## What To Do If You Are Detained

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Anyone who is placed in removal proceedings for the first time has a right to a hearing before a judge. Don't accidentally waive this right by signing any papers that you don't fully understand. Watch the video for more tips.

 

 

*"If you do not have significant criminal issues, it is possible you will be released on the same day with no bond." *

-- Megan Kight, Attorney

![handcuffs](https://www.bkrlaw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/handcuffs.jpg?width=1200&height=600&name=handcuffs.jpg)

### **Decipher the Paperwork**

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###### Forms from the government, like this one, can be complicated. We can help you understand them.

 

![This form explains why the government is putting you in removal proceedings (2)](https://www.bkrlaw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/This%20form%20explains%20why%20the%20government%20is%20putting%20you%20in%20removal%20proceedings%20(2).jpg?width=900&height=900&name=This%20form%20explains%20why%20the%20government%20is%20putting%20you%20in%20removal%20proceedings%20(2).jpg "This form explains why the government is putting you in removal proceedings (2)")

### **Have a plan.**

Learn more about the deportation defenses we offer. 

[![cancellation of removal (1)](https://www.bkrlaw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cancellation%20of%20removal%20(1).jpg?width=1270&height=600&name=cancellation%20of%20removal%20(1).jpg "cancellation of removal (1)")](https://bkrlaw-9102713.hs-sites.com/removal?hsLang=en)

[![Cancellation of Removal ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/9102713/103e9cde-72d0-455b-9490-9bb627ae145d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/9102713/103e9cde-72d0-455b-9490-9bb627ae145d)

[![Prosecutorial Discretion ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/9102713/26bf2f32-5dc4-4093-9b5b-40e77a5efa52.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/9102713/26bf2f32-5dc4-4093-9b5b-40e77a5efa52)

[![    Voluntary Departure    ](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/9102713/78d77209-4554-47f5-88a6-5b366f7c2422.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/9102713/78d77209-4554-47f5-88a6-5b366f7c2422)

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