What is an immigration detainer?
An immigration detainer, or ‘hold’, is a tool used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take custody of foreign nationals for removal purposes. When an immigration detainer is issued, it orders law enforcement agencies to hold an immigrant in their custody until ICE arrives to take the individual into their custody. A detainer is issued based on a person’s immigration status and criminal history. ICE has authority to issue detainers based on information obtained through criminal or immigration databases. For example, if a person has a criminal record or has already been ordered to leave the United States, ICE may issue a detainer for that person. In California, immigration detainers are often used to ensure that immigrants with pending removal orders appear before a court to determine their immigration status. Detainers can also be placed on immigrants who have been arrested for certain crimes. This is done to ensure that the individual will be deported after they serve their sentence. It is important to remember that a detainer does not guarantee the individual will be deported. It merely ensures that they will be held to answer for removal proceedings. In addition, an immigration detainer is generally only in effect for 48 hours. After that, the local law enforcement agency is no longer required to comply with its terms.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.Una orden de retención inmigratoria (también conocida como una "Retainer") es una solicitud de ICE (Agencia de Inmigración y Aduanas de los Estados Unidos) a una agencia carcelaria para detener a una persona sin ciudadanía. Esta persona puede ser arrestada y luego puesta en libertad o puesta bajo custodia de otra agencia. Esta retención se implementa generalmente cuando ICE tiene razones para creer que una persona puede estar en violación con la ley de Inmigración de los Estados Unidos. La ley de Inmigración de California establece que las autoridades inmigratorias ya no emitirán una Orden de Retención Inmigratoria si la persona no es una amenaza grave para la seguridad pública. Esto se estableció para reducir el número de detainers emitidos por ICE en el estado. Sin embargo, las autoridades inmigratorias pueden emitir una Orden de Retención si el acusado es sospechoso de cometer un delito de violencia doméstica, de drogas, de armas, de delincuencia organizada o de terrorismo. Además, la ley de Inmigración de California prohíbe la ayuda de los agentes de la ley de California a ICE en la emisión de una Orden de Retención, a menos que cuente con una orden judicial o autorización de un fiscal. Esto se ha establecido para garantizar la integridad de los derechos civiles de los inmigrantes en el estado de California.
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