What is an immigration detainer?
An immigration detainer is an official request to a local law enforcement agency from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to keep someone in custody. The detainer is issued when ICE believes a person is in the United States unlawfully or has committed a criminal offense. It is not a final order of deportation, but it can lead to deportation proceedings. In Arizona, local law enforcement agencies are required to hold individuals for an additional 48 hours after their release date to give ICE enough time to assess their immigration status and decide whether to issue a detainer. During this 48-hour period, ICE can come in and detain the individual for deportation. This is known as an ICE detainer. Immigration detainers are used to target individuals who have committed a crime and haven’t yet been convicted. By issuing a detainer, ICE can deport individuals without going through the immigration court system or providing them with due process. Immigration detainers should be used as a last resort and not as a substitute for due process. In Arizona, individuals who are facing deportation can challenge immigration detainers by asserting their legal rights. A person can argue that they are not in the United States illegally, that they are not a criminal, or that they have legal immigration status in the US. If you have received a detainer in Arizona, contact an experienced immigration attorney to review your case and help you fight deportation.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.Una retención de inmigración es un documento emitido por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) para mantener a alguien en custodia. Esta retención se basa en que el receptor de la misma pueda ser sujeto a una deportación. El receptor es puesto bajo custodia y puesto a disposición de ICE para que así pueda determinar si es sujeto a deportación. Las retenciones de inmigración también pueden ser emitidas por la policía en función del cumplimiento de la ley de inmigración en Arizona. Esto significa que si una persona es arrestada por una infracción de la ley estatal, la policía podría emitir una retención de inmigración para mantener a la persona bajo custodia mientras ICE investiga su posible deportación. Las retenciones de inmigración son muy comunes en Arizona donde hay muchas leyes de inmigración estrictas. Esto significa que cualquier persona que sea sospechosa de no tener documentos de inmigración válidos o de haber violado la ley de inmigración puede ser objeto de una retención de inmigración. Si la persona se considera sujeta a deportación, entonces el receptor de la retención de inmigración será puesto a disposición de ICE para una posible deportación.
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