What Happens When the Government Decides to Deport Someone?
By Bethany McAllister, Esq. The Four Steps of Deportation The Immigrant court process contains four steps which we will go into in more detail below: Notice to Appear, Notice of Hearing, Master Calendar Hearing, and an Individual Hearing. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the part of the government responsible for enforcing immigration laws. If ICE determines that a person has violated immigration law, it will initiate deportation proceedings. The very first thing that ICE will do is refer the case to the Office of the Chief Counsel. The Office of the Chief Counsel prosecutes immigration cases. The Chief Counsel will issue a Notice to Appear to the alien. A Notice to Appear is the official document used to inform the alien that ICE intends to have him or her removed from the United States. The Notice to Appear contains the allegations used to establish that the alien is no longer eligible to stay in the United States. The Notice to Appear will state the date, place, and
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- If there are multiple events with a common finish line, what happens if a participant decides to switch from one event to another?
- What happens if the IRS or another government agency decides that I should have been classifed as an employee?
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