What is the deportation process?

The deportation process begins when the United States government decides to issue a removal order to a foreign national living in the United States. Generally, removal orders are issued by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unit. In New York, ICE agents are authorized to issue deportation orders to foreign nationals who have violated immigration laws, such as past convictions for aggravated felonies or drug-related offenses. Once an individual has received a deportation order, they will be given a hearing before an immigration judge, where they can defend their case and explain why they should not be deported. If the judge finds that the individual should be deported, they will be removed from the United States and sent back to their country of origin. Prior to removal, ICE may place the individual in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility or contract with a private prison to detain the individual until they can be deported. Before deportation, the individual will be given a chance to appeal the judge’s decision. If the appeal fails, the individual will be removed from the United States and returned to their country of origin. Upon arrival in their country of origin, the foreign national will be barred from re-entering the United States for a certain period of time, and possibly permanently depending on the nature of the deportation.

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El proceso de deportación es una decisión tomada por el Oficial de Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (ICE) que concede a una persona el derecho a ser removida o excluida de los Estados Unidos. El proceso comienza cuando el Oficial de Inmigración identifica a una persona extranjera como un candidato para la deportación. A continuación, el extranjero recibe una citación judicial y se le dará una audiencia para abordar los motivos por los cuales debería ser deportado. Si el juez de inmigración determina que el extranjero está sujeto a la deportación, emitirá una orden de deportación. Una vez emitida la orden, el Oficial de Inmigración comenzará el proceso de deportación. Esto puede incluir un traslado del extranjero desde cualquier prisión o instalación de detención en los Estados Unidos al país de destino. En algunos casos, el extranjero será puesto en libertad antes de la deportación y será responsable de presentarse a la oficina de ICE para la ejecución de la orden de deportación. Una vez en el país de destino, el extranjero será oficialmente considerado deportado.

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