Teresa Olvera
Founding attorney. Bar No. 00000000 (fictional).
Someone you love was detained. Here's the next hour.
Do these five things, in order. By step four you'll have everything we ask for on the first call.
Build your call sheetAn attorney answers, in English or Spanish, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. After 9, leave the facility name and your number and we call back by 8 a.m. (Sample hours.)
This is general information, not legal advice. Every case is different. The minutes are a suggested order, not a deadline.
10minutes in
Write down who they are.
Full name, date of birth and country of birth. If they have an A-number (nine digits, printed on any immigration paper), write that down too. If you don't have it, that's fine.
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Find out where they are.
Search the ICE detainee locator with the A-number and country of birth, or with their exact name and country. ICE says it can run up to eight hours behind, and county jail lists often won't show them. Write down the name of the facility.
30minutes in
Sign nothing yet.
If someone hands them a paper, they can ask to talk to a lawyer before signing. Some papers can't easily be undone.
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Call us with what you wrote.
Read it to us. We'll tell you what's possible, what it costs and what we need from you. We won't promise a result.
(713) 555-0142
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Gather what you have.
Passport or ID, any immigration papers, a court notice if there is one, and the names of people who can speak for them. Keep it off social media. Anyone can read it.
Your call sheet.
Fill in what you know. Skip what you don't. It writes the first thing to say when we pick up.
What we can and can't do.
- We can't promise a result.On the first call we'll tell you what's possible.
- Bond depends on how they entered and their history.On the call we'll tell you which court decides, and whether a bond hearing is possible at all.
- Criminal arrest? We'll point you to a defense lawyer.We don't handle criminal cases.
- Flat fees, quoted on the first call.Government filing fees are extra. The first call costs nothing. (Sample terms.)
Call only this number.
People posing as immigration lawyers are asking families for money on Facebook and WhatsApp. Here's how you know it's us.
(713) 555-0142- We never ask for payment by Zelle, Venmo, gift cards or crypto.
- We never message you first on Facebook or WhatsApp.
- We're a private law firm. We aren't part of any government agency.
- Attorneys licensed in Texas answer this line. Nobody here is a consultant or a go-between.
Who answers.
Wes Marchetti
Attorney. Bar No. 00000001 (fictional).
Practice limited to U.S. immigration law. Both attorneys are licensed in Texas only.
Both speak English and Spanish.
Fictional attorneys. Images generated with AI.
Can't talk right now?
Leave your name and number and we'll call you back, in English or Spanish. Keep the details for the call.