What is an immigration detainer?

An immigration detainer is an order issued by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to local law enforcement agencies requesting the detention of an individual suspected of being in the country without proper authorization. ICE uses detainers to take individuals into federal custody for possible deportation proceedings. In the state of Florida, a detainer is issued when a person has been arrested on local criminal charges and ICE has reasonable suspicion that the individual is subject to removal from the United States. When a detainer is issued, ICE requests that the person arrested be held for up to 48 hours beyond the amount of time they would normally be held in order to allow ICE time to come and take them into custody and begin the removal (deportation) process. This means that if an individual is arrested in Florida and is subject to an immigration detainer, they may be held for longer than the amount of time their local criminal charges carry. In Florida, many law enforcement agencies have chosen not to comply with ICE detainers out of concern that they could be violating the civil rights of individuals who may be subject to these detainers. In addition, local laws in some counties and cities in Florida prohibit law enforcement from detaining individuals beyond the period of time for which they were originally arrested.

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Un detenedor de inmigración es una forma de petición emitida por el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) y enviada a las fuerzas de aplicación de la ley para que detengan a una persona en proceso de inmigración. Esta solicitud solicita que la agencia cumpla con una orden de detención de inmigración emitida por un oficial de inmigración. Una vez emitida la solicitud, la agencia de aplicación de la ley detiene a la persona hasta que los oficiales de inmigración puedan tomarlas en cargo, para procesar esta persona. Una vez que el detenido es procesado por inmigración, estas personas pueden ser deportadas o liberadas bajo una orden judicial o la persona puede ser removida del estado. En el estado de Florida, un detenedor de inmigración puede ser emitido por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE). Una vez emitido, el detenedor se enviará a la agencia de aplicación de la ley que haya detenido a la persona. El oficial de inmigración entonces recoge al detenido y lo lleva al centro de detención para su procesamiento.

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