Barbara Hines (lawyer)

[1] Hines is recognized for her defense of the rights of immigrants, coming to national attention for her work in winning the release of families detained in the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas in 2008.

[2] Hines work on immigration rights began in 1975 when she joined Legal Aid of Travis County.

[2][3] Hines came to national attention for her leadership role in challenging the detention of women and children at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas.

After a visit to the detention center in 2006, Hines reported a sense of desperation, with children in prison scrubs, with virtually no education being provided.

[2] Pressure from Barbara Hines and her UT law students enabled the ACLU to settle a lawsuit against the government in 2008.

She was also a student anti-war activist and involved in the women's movement working to challenge Texas abortion laws.

She continues to work pro bono on immigration issues, notably the family detention that began in the summer of 2014.