It will help family members locate you. Keep a copy of your immigration documents with someone you trust. If you are a non-citizen: Ask your lawyer about the effect of a criminal conviction or plea on your immigration status. While you are in jail, an immigration agent may visit you. Do not answer questions or sign anything before talking to a lawyer. Read all papers fully. If you do not understand or cannot read the papers, tell the officer you need an interpreter.
Get contact information for witnesses. In most cases, you can file a complaint anonymously if you wish. Opening the door does not give them permission to come inside, but it is safer to speak to ICE through the door.
Your rights You have the right to remain silent, even if officer has a warrant. You do not have to let police or immigration agents into your home unless they have certain kinds of warrants. If police have an arrest warrant, they are legally allowed to enter the home of the person on the warrant if they believe that person is inside.
What to do when the police or ICE arrive Ask if they are immigration agents and what they are there for. Ask the agent or officer to show you a badge or identification through the window or peephole. Ask if they have a warrant signed by a judge. If they say they do, ask them to slide it under the door or hold it up to a window so you can inspect it.
I am exercising my right to remain silent. I wish to speak with a lawyer as soon as possible. I need a lawyer Your rights If you are arrested by the police, you have the right to a government-appointed lawyer, and should ask for one immediately.
If arrested, you have the right to a private phone call within a reasonable time of your arrest, and police may not listen to the call if it is made to a lawyer. If you are detained by ICE or Border Patrol, you have the right to hire a lawyer, but the government does not have to provide one for you. Ask for a list of free or low-cost alternatives. If you are detained, you have the right to call a lawyer or your family, and you have the right to be visited by a lawyer in detention.
You have the right to have your attorney with you at any hearing before an immigration judge. Here is a list of contact information for legal organizations that assist immigrants. Do not lie or provide false documents. We offer complimentary consultations — submit your request here. Email us. Request Your Complimentary Consultation. Related posts:. Contact Us Email us. Immigration Enforcement hotline Crimestoppers www.
Explore the topic Reporting crimes and getting compensation. Is this page useful? Maybe Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful. Thank you for your feedback. Report a problem with this page. What were you doing? Deportation is the formal removal of a foreign national from the U.
The United States may deport foreign nationals who participate in criminal acts, are a threat to public safety, or violate their visa. Those who come to the U. Others may go before a judge in a longer deportation removal process. The foreign national may be held in a detention center prior to trial or deportation.
An Immigration Court of the U. Department of Justice DOJ hears the related case. If a judge rules that the deportation proceeds, the receiving country of the person being deported must agree to accept them and issue travel documents before the U. The majority of removals are carried out by air at U.
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