The judge ordered the government to pay $17,505 in attorney’s fees — restitution for the family needing to defend themselves in court against the unlawful arrests. That district, home to Seattle’s federal courthouse, has accounted for the most attorney’s fees awarded to immigrant habeas petitioners this year. Many immigrant habeas cases end after the person is released from ICE custody on a temporary restraining order. “In that situation, they would most likely not qualify for EAJA fees because they don’t have a final judgment,” he said. Two circuits have barred the EAJA’s application to immigrant habeas cases altogether.