Removal (Deportation) Defense in Jacksonville Florida

Sep 2
07:26

2016

Karen Winston

Karen Winston

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An Effective Immigration Lawyer Can Make All of the Difference in Your Bond or Deportation Case.

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Studies show that immigrants represented by attorneys are far more likely to win their deportation cases. For all immigrants who are in removal proceedings,Removal (Deportation) Defense in Jacksonville Florida Articles and especially for immigrants who are detained and facing deportation, having a skilled immigration lawyer is essential.

Persons who enter the U.S. without permission, violate the terms of their visa, and Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders) convicted of certain criminal offenses can be placed in removal proceedings and threatened with deportation.  Such persons have the right to appear before an Immigration Judge to defend against their deportation.

When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has charged someone with being removable from the United States, they bear the burden of proving by “clear, convincing, and unequivocal evidence,” that the person facing deportation (the “Respondent”) is indeed removable. If DHS meets their burden, the respondent will then have an opportunity to show that they have a defense to deportation and should not be removed.

There are many types of deportation defenses available – each with specific and often changing rules, requirements, and nuances. Adjustment of status, political asylum, withholding of removal, cancellation of removal, and waivers under INA 212h are some of the more common deportation defenses, often referred to as “relief.”

DHS has many tools and resources to prosecute deportation cases.  Having an experienced immigration attorney at your side will level the playing field. Your removal defense lawyer will locate and submit evidence, prepare witnesses (including you) for your hearings, and argue the legal reasons why you have a right to remain in the U.S.

If you are detained, your Jacksonville deportation defense lawyer may also be able to request you be released from immigration detention on bond. Although your deportation case would continue even if you were released, you would be able to fight your case from outside of detention and you would be better positioned to assist your attorney in gathering critical evidence in your case. Not everyone is eligible for bond. A qualified immigration attorney can best determine if you are eligible to be released from detention on bond.

Immigration laws are complex and frequently changing. Don’t wait until you have been scheduled for a removal hearing to contact an immigration attorney. If you are facing removal proceedings, it is in your best interest to find an experienced immigration attorney so that your case can be properly presented to the Immigration Court in a light most favorable.