Anyone detained by immigration officials has certain rights during his or her formal removal proceedings. The detained individual should be properly served with the NTA, and the charges made against him or her should be clearly noted. Proper signatures on the NTA are required, and there should be at least ten days between the service of the NTA and the detained person’s first immigration hearing.
The court should provide interpreters that speak the detained person’s native language during any hearings before an immigration judge. If the government fails to properly protect a person’s rights, his or her immigration attorney could work to hold the government accountable.