When someone is detained, they usually spend up to 8 hours at a processing center before transfer. Having a lawyer advocate for their rights is essential — but shortages make that less likely.
Hamid Yazdan Panah is an immigration attorney and Co-Executive Director of Immigrant Defense Advocates, where he works on immigration policy, legal advocacy, and civil rights issues in California.
When someone is detained, they usually spend up to 8 hours at a processing center before transfer. Having a lawyer advocate for their rights is essential — but shortages make that less likely.
