#FreeLuis

Success Story: Luis Mora Receives Work Permit

There’s more good news on the Luis Mora front, one of our more high-profile cases removal defense cases. Last December, Mr. Mora was detained at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at a checkpoint and since he was out of status, he was apprehended and detained. He spent New Year behind bars, and expected to be deported. He became the public face of the need to pass the DREAM Act,...

UC Berkeley Student Released from ICE Detention

  Attorney Prerna Lal secured the release of Luis Mora from detention today on a minimum bond of $1500. Luis is free to continue his schooling at the University of California, Berkeley. His fight is long from over, but this was an important victory won for him. Mora was arrested by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over winter break as he visited his girlfriend in Chula Vista, California. His...