What is an immigration detainer?
An immigration detainer is a tool that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses to hold immigrants who may be subject to deportation in Washington. It is a written notice that requests that another law enforcement agency detain an individual for up to 48 hours beyond the time when they would have been released from custody in order for ICE to take custody of the individual and begin their removal proceedings. When a local law enforcement agency such as a police department receives a detainer from ICE, the officer must ensure that the individual is kept in custody for the additional 48 hours and is given notice of the detainer. During this period, ICE may investigate the individual and decide if they will try to deport them or not. Immigration detainers are a controversial method of immigration enforcement. Advocates argue that ICE detainers are unconstitutional because they are based on suspicion only and not on a warrant. Furthermore, they argue that these detainers result in people being jailed that have not been convicted of any crime and in some cases prevent citizens from receiving benefits they are entitled to. On the other hand, supporters of immigration detainers argue that they are a necessary part of immigration enforcement and that they help to reduce the number of people who are in the United States illegally. They also argue that it is necessary to keep people who have been accused of a crime in custody in order to ensure public safety.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.Una detención migratoria es una solicitud de que una agencia de aplicación de la ley requiera la custodia de un inmigrante hasta su deportación. Esta solicitud generalmente se emite por la Oficina de Inmigración y Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (ICE). Las detenciones migratorias se usan para identificar y detener temporalmente a los inmigrantes, incluidos aquellos que se encuentran en los Estados Unidos con una orden de deportación. Si una detención migratoria es emitida, los inmigrantes deben permanecer bajo custodia de la aplicación de la ley hasta que el ICE determine si el inmigrante debe ser deportado. En el estado de Washington, hay varios organismos gubernamentales que pueden emitir una detención migratoria, incluido el propio ICE, el Departamento de Seguridad Interna, el Departamento de Justicia y el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos. También hay algunas agencias policiales municipales que tienen autorización para emitir detenciones migratorias. Las detenciones migratorias son diferentes de las órdenes de deportación, que son emitidas por el ICE y le otorgan al inmigrante el debido proceso de la ley antes de su deportación. Si una detención migratoria es emitida, el inmigrante no tiene derecho a una audiencia inicial y puede ser deportado sin previo aviso. Si bien la detención migratoria es un proceso común, existen leyes estatales y federales estrictas que limitan cómo y cuándo se pueden emitir detenciones migratorias.
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