What is an immigration detainer?
An immigration detainer is a tool used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a person who is suspected of being in the country illegally. Detainers are issued when a person is arrested by state or local law enforcement. The detainer directs the law enforcement agency to hold the person for up to 48 hours after their release from state or local custody, so that ICE can take them into federal custody for possible removal from the United States. In Texas, ICE can issue detainers for a variety of immigration offenses. This can include crossing the border illegally, overstaying a visa, failing to register with the government, or participating in criminal activities. Texas law enforcement agencies are required to comply with detainers issued by ICE, though they are not required to conduct any investigations or take any other action in order to detain someone for ICE. Detainers are one of the primary tools used by ICE to carry out the deportation process in Texas. Under immigration law, a person being held under an immigration detainer can be removed from the United States without a formal deportation proceeding. This is done in order to speed up the process and reduce the number of removal proceedings that need to be handled.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.Un detenedor de inmigración es un documento emitido por la Oficina de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) que insta a una agencia de aplicación de la ley, como una oficina del alguacil o una cárcel, a retener a una persona que ICE cree que es inadmisible o deportable. Esta agencia luego deberá notificar a ICE cuando el sospechoso esté a punto de ser liberado. ICE también puede emitir una orden de arresto para una persona que haya ignorado una orden de deportación previa. En Texas, un detenedor de inmigración significa que una persona se detiene, se les retiene su libertad, y se les impiden salir de la cárcel o de la oficina del alguacil donde se encuentra. Si una persona tiene un detenedor de inmigración en su contra, ICE les impone restricciones de viaje, les anula su licencia de conducir y otros documentos de identificación y les prohíbe realizar cambios en su estado civil. Si se les entrega a ICE, se les informará que han sido detenidos bajo las órdenes de la Oficina de Inmigración.
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