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At the beginning of November, the Immigration and Customs Control office ( ICE ) started Operation Horizon (Operation Horizon), in order to locate some 78, 000 undocumented immigrants who entered to the United States, but they were released.
The order signed by the agency’s acting director, Tae Johnson, and the agency’s chief legal counsel OPLA, Kerry Doyle could represent a certain danger of expulsion for those persons , to whom Notices of Appearance (NTA,
With that document, immigrants must go to an immigration court to find out what proceeds with their cases, but if that person does not attend the appointment, they could be Immediate deportation proceedings.
The NTA will be sent to the address that the immigrants provided to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, but if the non-citizen gave incorrect information – and no changed it within five days – could face serious problems.
Immigrant advocates, such as the American Immigration Council, have asked authorities avoid abuses , as the process could increase deportation cases “in absence “, that is, the judge determines that the immigrant ignored his appointment and, therefore, will have a final order of deportation .
“ The plan could lead to significant numbers of people being unfairly ordered deported ‘in absentia’ if they do not receive the NTA and subsequently miss a hearing. to before an immigration judge, especially if they are not represented by a lawyer, ”the Council warned.
To do
Immigrants who believe they could be part of that group that ICE will try to locate must:
>> Call 1 (800) 898 – 7180 , which is a Department of Justice number to locate appointments before immigration courts.
>> Check Alien Number , which you must provide. It is noted in the document that immigration authorities gave the immigrant upon being released.
>> Seek advice from a lawyer , as there are no excuses for having given an incorrect address and not change it in time.
>> It is also possible that the court date is in a different state than where the immigrant lives, but a lawyer can help change it.