• We help, if a client is in administrative detention

• We file state liability suits for clients who have been illegally detained

• In general, we support clients after their negative asylum decision

Our co-teamleaders are:

• Julie Frei (julie.frei@asylex.ch) 

• Nina Neiger (nina.neiger@asylex.ch) 

With the support of following people from the office:

• Lawyer: Elena Liechti (elena.liechti@asylex.ch)

• Trainee: Sonja Scholl (sonja.scholl@asylex.ch)

If you are working within the Detention Team, following documents and Brytertools will be useful: 

• Hinweise für die Arbeit im Detention Team

• Detention Folder (templates, anonymized decisions, minutes of team meetings, etc)

• Textbausteine 

• Bryter Tool for HÜG (Dublin)

• Bryter Tool for the case assessment

• Bryter Tool for entry ban

• Kostennote

Our team-meetings in 2026:

• Wednesday, 17.12.2025, 18:30, via Zoom

• Saturday, 21.02.26, at the Academy (Zurich)

• Wednesday, 11.03.26, via Zoom

• Saturday, 11.04.26, at the Academy (Zurich)

• Wednesday, 13.05.26, via Zoom

• Wednesday, 10.06.26, via Zoom

• Wednesday, 15.07.26, via Zoom

• Wednesday, 12.08.26, via Zoom

• Wednesday, 09.09.26, via Zoom

• Saturday, 17.10.26, at the Academy (Zurich)

• Wednesday, 11.11.26, via Zoom

• Wednesday, 09.12.26, via Zoom

➜ Click here to access the Zoom-Meeting

The 2026 AsyLex Academies: 

• Saturday, 21 February 2026 (Zurich)

• Saturday, 11 April 2026 (Zurich)

• Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Zurich)

• Hinweise für die Arbeit im Detention Team