If the immigration officers decide to detain someone, they first determine if the person is eligible for an immigration bond, and if so, they will decide how much the bond will be. An immigration bond can range anywhere from $1500 to $25000 or more. If an immigration officer determines that…
Last Monday, President Obama announced that he was sending additional resources to the Southwest Border to help with the growing humanitarian crisis involving tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors and families migrating from Central American. The President vowed these resources in part, to more quickly return “unlawful migrants” to their…
When U.S. immigration officers arrest someone, the hours, days and weeks that follow can be some of the most confusing, frightening but important times of their lives. The decisions that someone makes during this time can possibly mean the difference between staying in the U.S. with your loved ones or…
Expedited Removal is a way that officers from the Department of Homeland Security, (DHS) primarily U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can order someone removed from the United States without taking them before and Immigration Judge. This is one of many “alternatives to…
The Orlando Immigration Court handles immigration cases for almost every non-citizen who lives in 57 of Florida’s 67 counties. Every person in removal proceedings who lives north of Charlotte County on the west coast of Florida and Martin County on the east coast, will likely have their immigration hearing in…
The confidentiality of an asylum claim is a common concern for people in the United States who have filed an I-589 Application for Asylum. One person asked me if local law enforcement officers, who were interviewing him about a crime, would know that he applied for asylum and then use…
This is a common question for tens of thousands of people every year in the United States whose loved ones or employees are arrested by immigration officers. The question can come up in many different contexts: “my son was arrested for grand theft, but now he is detained by Immigration,”…
The American Immigration Lawyer’s Association (AILA) recently posted an article on what they referred to as “No-Process Removals.” Click here to read the article. A “no-process” removal is one where an alien receives an order of removal (deportation) not from an Immigration Judge, but rather, from an Immigration Officer who…
Many people believe that when an immigrant is ordered removed from the United States by an immigration judge, that they are immediately removed. The truth is that the United States doesn’t have the resources to physically remove the countless non-citizens who have been ordered removed. There is one arrow left…
In the event that an Immigration Judge finds a person removable from the United States and denies that person any form of relief, there is a 30 day deadline to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. This is an extremely important deadline. Many potential clients have come to my…