Application for Release from Detention

Please note that the Court Secretariat is unable to locate detainees without a detainee number. Therefore, requests submitted without a detainee number will not receive a response.

• A duly constituted power-of-attorney.
• An application for release from detention, citing the grounds that justify, in their opinion, their release. 
• Any additional documents that might support the claims of the detainee, such as an appropriate court ruling, a social worker’s report, or medical documents.

The service is provided free of charge.

While applications for release from detention may be submitted at any time, it is recommended that they be made at the first opportunity to do so, such as during the first detention review hearing.

For matters related to court hearings, filing requests in a case, and receiving decisions, you may contact the Custody Review Court Secretariat in the following manner:

• Via email containing the detainee number (if the detainee is represented, a power of attorney must be attached to the first inquiry) to the following email address:
• [email protected]
• For matters related to obtaining detainee numbers, scheduling visits, and detainee releases, please contact the Israel Prison Service Registration Department:
• By fax number: 089193262 - Please send a copy of passport + power of attorney.
   

• Applications for release from detention will be delivered to a tribunal judge who decide if respond by population and Immigration Authority in the Ministry of the Interior ("PIBA") is needed.
• Once all parties have presented their arguments, the Detention Review Tribunal will reach a final decision in the matter, which will be delivered as soon as possible.
• In some cases, as necessary, a hearing will be set to examine the application for release. The hearing will take place in the presence of the parties and their attorneys.

If  a detainee is facing an imminent deportation from Israel, a hearing  in their matter will be set immediately, upon the submission of their application for release. Alternatively, PIBA may be required to submit its response to the application immediately and the final decision will be rendered — usually on the same day.

The Entry into Israel Law, 1952.
The Prevention of Infiltration Law, 1954.

• If the attorneys of detainees are interested in receiving documents from the applicant’s casefile, they must submit a request, accompanied by a duly constituted signed power of attorney, to the secretariat of the Givon Detention Review Tribunal.
• A party, may ask the court to render its decision in the absence of the other party’s response once the date set by the tribunal decision has passed.
• A detainee's attorney may request to postpone or change the date or time of the scheduled hearing in advance, by contacting the secretariat of the Givon Detention Review Tribunal. 
• Detainees may request to be under the supervision of a person who shall serve in a custodial role. A custodian may be a relative or anyone approved by the Tribunal Judge.
• If the detainee has any complaints regarding their belongings, collection of outstanding money from an employer, or medical problems, he may refer such grievances to the Ministry of Justice and the Israel Prison Service for handling.