What is mandatory departure?

Mandatory departure, also known as voluntary departure, is a process in California immigration law that allows a noncitizen to leave the country without formally receiving an order of deportation from the federal government. The process is supervised by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and must be completed within a specified period of time, usually within 30 days, established by the DHS. When an individual is granted mandatory departure, they must leave the country within the timeline established in their departure notice. If they do not leave within this timeline, they will be ordered to appear before an immigration judge who may issue an order of deportation. This order can lead to an individual being removed from the United States and banned from returning for multiple years. Mandatory departure is used as a way to prevent a person from having to go before an immigration judge and possibly face deportation. It is most commonly used when an immigrant is in the country unlawfully and has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The voluntary departure option allows them to avoid the potential consequences of an order of deportation, such as being deported and/or barred from future entry into the United States.

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Mandatoria de salida es una disposición de la ley de inmigración que requiere que una persona salga obligatoriamente de los Estados Unidos. El término también se conoce como expulsión. En California, la orden de salida es emitida por oficiales del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE). Al individuo se le pide que salga de los Estados Unidos de forma voluntaria. Si rechaza, la orden de salida se puede convertir en una orden de deportación, lo que conlleva un proceso mucho más complicado para salir del país. Tener una orden de salida no significa necesariamente que se hará la deportación. Depende de muchos factores, como la situación particular de la persona y las decisiones del ICE. Los inmigrantes tienen la opción de luchar contra la deportación en el tribunal de inmigración. Si los tribunales deciden que su salida es necesaria, entonces se les requerirá que se marchen. Si se crea una orden de salida y se cumplen los plazos establecidos, la persona debe abandonar el país. Si una persona es encontrada sin haber cumplido con la orden de salida, esta persona se enfrentará a cargos criminales y una deportación inmediata.

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