Author: New York Deportation attorney Alena Shautsova
You just learned that your loved one was arrested and ICE put a hold on him/her. What do you need to do?
The first thing to do would be to consult with Criminal defense and Immigration attorneys. Very often, when an undocumented person or a permanent resident get arrested for criminal charges, the immigration authorities file an Immigration detainer: a document stating that upon release from the State or Federal custody, the person should be held up to 48 hours for ICE to come and take the person into their custody as they have a reason to believe the person is removable from the US. Most of the time, the basis for removal will be the pending criminal charges, which if come true (if the person is convicted or pleads guilty to them) will also become a problem under immigration laws. (See INA 212 and INA 237 for the list of offences that may render a person inadmissible or deportable).
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