U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement
(ICE) maintains an online registry of individuals whom ICE has detained.
If you know the detainee’s Alien Registration Number (A-number)
and country of origin, it may be easiest to search in this manner. However,
you also can search by an individual’s name. This is a good way
to track down the location of an individual who has been detained by ICE.
However, this system will not provide information about individuals who
are under the age of 18. In order to potentially get a detainee released
from an ICE facility, you must first determine whether ICE has set a bond.
Payment of a bond in a certain amount may allow you have your loved one
released pending the ongoing deportation proceedings. The purpose of a
bond is to ensure that an alien reappears at an immigration hearing scheduled
in the future. Some individuals, however, may not be eligible for bond.
This means that the person must be mandatorily detained until the deportation
proceedings are resolved. If the bond set is too high for you to pay,
an immigration lawyer can ask the immigration court for a bond hearing,
at which time the immigration judge will determine if the individual can
be released and, if so, what amount of bond is required. The minimum bond
is $1,500, but bond amounts can go much higher, even up to $20,000 or
more. Anyone who pays a detainee’s bond must have legal status and
appear with photo ID. You also should arrange for transportation for your
family member from the detention facility. He or she will have an immigration
court hearing scheduled, which may be at a distant point in the future.
If the individual paid a bond, then the bond will be forfeited if he or
she fails to show up at a subsequent hearing. If you or your family member
is detained on removal charges, you undoubtedly are frightened at the
prospect of removal and the separation of your family by the borders of
different countries. Especially for those individuals who have lived in
the United States for a lengthy period of time and built a life with your
family, the possibility of removal is absolutely horrifying. The first
step, however, is to figure out whether you can be released from detention
pending deportation, which is easiest if you have the help of an experienced
immigration attorney. Our goal at
Landerholm Immigration, A.P.C., is to avoid your removal, or the removal of your family member, by mounting
a strong legal defense. Call us today at (510) 756-4468 or contact us
online in order to schedule a consultation with one of our skilled and
experienced deportation defense attorneys.
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