Deportation defense

Removal proceedings start with a Notice to Appear. You have the right to a lawyer at your own expense, and missing a hearing almost always leads to an order of removal. Some people qualify for relief they did not know about, so the facts of the case matter from the first day.

Who this is for

• Anyone who received a Notice to Appear
• People detained by ICE and their families
• People with an old removal order who want to know their options

How a case usually goes

1. Review of the Notice to Appear and your full history
2. Bond hearing if you are detained
3. Applications for relief and the evidence behind them
4. Individual hearing, and an appeal to the BIA if needed

Documents to gather

• The Notice to Appear and every court notice
• Any order or decision you received
• Passport, ID and every immigration document
• Proof of time in the United States: leases, school, tax records
• Birth certificates of U.S. citizen children
• Court records for any arrest

Watch out for

Keep your address current with the immigration court: notices go to the last address on file.

General information, not legal advice. Every case depends on its own facts. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.