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If you or someone you know is being “deported,” take a look at the information below and
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Deportation (or removal as it is called officially) is when a person is forced to leave or not allowed to enter the United States.
This process usually takes place before an immigration judge, but sometimes it can be “expedited” and is carried out by an “immigration” officer. Deportation/Removal can be carried out while you are in ICE custody (detained) or not.
For more information on removal during detention see our page on Bonds and Detention.
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Deportation Defense
(The detailed version):
You will find a similar guide prepared by our partner and defense deportation lawyer Nicolas A. Olano for AVVOm clicking here. Removal proceedings start with the service of a document called the Notice to Appear or NTA for short. Here is how it plays out:
Service of the Notice
Keeping your address updated: The notice is served by mail or personally. Because mailing is enough you should ALWAYS keep Immigration (CIS, ICE and EOIR) updated with your address. The NTA may also be served personally by an Immigration Officer.
Contents of the Notice
Allegations and Charges. The NTA will specify what actions sustain the removal charge or charges. It will always state that you are not as US Citizen and where you are a citizen or national of. The NTA will also specify the transgressions against Immigration law that you are being accused of. Be familiar with this document it is what tells an deportation defense lawyer or government officer what is going on with your immigration case.. If you make an appointment for a consult because you are in removal proceedings, please bring the NTA with you.
Deportation Defense
(The detailed version):
The Judge (EOIR).
Keeping your address updated: The notice is served by mail or personally. Because mailing is enough you should ALWAYS keep Immigration (CIS, ICE and EOIR) updated with your address. The NTA may also be served personally by an Immigration Officer.
The Trial Attorney (ICE).
Allegations and Charges. The NTA will specify what actions sustain the removal charge or charges. It will always state that you are not as US Citizen and where you are a citizen or national of. The NTA will also specify the transgressions against Immigration law that you are being accused of. Be familiar with this document it is what tells an deportation defense lawyer or government officer what is going on with your immigration case.. If you make an appointment for a consult because you are in removal proceedings, please bring the NTA with you.
The Clerk.
Allegations and Charges. The NTA will specify what actions sustain the removal charge or charges. It will always state that you are not as US Citizen and where you are a citizen or national of. The NTA will also specify the transgressions against Immigration law that you are being accused of. Be familiar with this document it is what tells an deportation defense lawyer or government officer what is going on with your immigration case.. If you make an appointment for a consult because you are in removal proceedings, please bring the NTA with you.
The Interpreter.
Allegations and Charges. The NTA will specify what actions sustain the removal charge or charges. It will always state that you are not as US Citizen and where you are a citizen or national of. The NTA will also specify the transgressions against Immigration law that you are being accused of. Be familiar with this document it is what tells an deportation defense lawyer or government officer what is going on with your immigration case.. If you make an appointment for a consult because you are in removal proceedings, please bring the NTA with you.
NOTE:
Allegations and Charges. The NTA will specify what actions sustain the removal charge or charges. It will always state that you are not as US Citizen and where you are a citizen or national of. The NTA will also specify the transgressions against Immigration law that you are being accused of. Be familiar with this document it is what tells an deportation defense lawyer or government officer what is going on with your immigration case.. If you make an appointment for a consult because you are in removal proceedings, please bring the NTA with you.
The Immigration Court has various people
working there, here is who they are:
The Master Hearing.
This is your first hearing. Generally, the Court will allow you to postpone this hearing, get a continuance, in order to acquire legal counsel. This will generally be done only one time. At this hearing you or preferably your attorney will address the charges in the NTA and will also ask for relief (What is going to keep you from being deported. i.e. you are already a resident, the crime immigration says you were convicted of is not a removable offense, you are eligible for a waiver, etc.) There will be other people in the Court who have their case at the same time as yours so you may be in there for a while. Remember you can ask for an Attorney, at no cost for the government – you pay it -, to represent you. NEVER address the charges in the NTA without an attorney representing you in COURT. Depending on your case you may have one or many master hearings.
The Individual Hearing.
At this hearing you will present your case to the Court. That is where you get to tell your story, so to speak. Your deportation defense lawyer will present your case at this hearing so everything has to be filed with the Court. You lawyer will ask you and any witnesses questions and present document and argument in your favor. The government may attack your case or not oppose it at this point. It is better if your attorney has contacted the government’s attorney, the Trial Attorney (TA) beforehand to resolve any issues before the hearing. Finally, the hearing may take several hours and the Judge will give a decision at the end or reserve it, meaning he will give it at a later time. If your case is denied you have the right to appeal. See our page on Immigration Court Appeals here BIA.
If it is an immigration emergency (you or a family member is detained or is about to be deported please text us at any time here).
Remember you and your family have rights, but so do all government officials – being polite and courteous will take you a long way in letting ice officers know you want to have a lawyer present for any interrogation.
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