US Deportation Publications

The Most Important Factor For Success In US Asylum Proceedings: Get Out Of The Detention Center

23 October 2020

Author: USA Deportation attorney Alena Shautsova In the US, detention centers have become the norm for immigrants fleeing from their home countries due to fear of persecution. Previously, when a person was apprehended (arrested) in the US, usually at the border or a port of entry if they immediately claimed asylum, they would be placed into remova ...

As If 2020 Couldn’t Get Any Worse: Expedited Removal Is Back

21 October 2020

Author: USA Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova Plain and simple: Expanded Expedited Removal is Back. Here is a list of everyone who should not be placed into Expedited Removal Proceedings. If you are without status, or even a permanent resident in some situations, it is important to read this over and check to see if you fall under one of the exce ...

How To Seek Release From Immigration Detention

03 October 2020

Author: New York Deportation Lawyer Alena Shautsova New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova helps her clients to be released from Immigration detention. A non-citizen in the US may be detained by Immigration authorities when he/she is found to have violated US Immigration laws, or, at times, there is a reason to believe he/she did. Of course, ...

Re-Entry After Removal: Consequences And Solutions

02 June 2020

Author: New York Immigration Lawyer Alena Shautsova A person with a removal order issued by the Immigration Judge or an expedited removal order faces extra challenges when he/she executes that order (departs the United States) and reenters the United States. A familiar scenario would be when one attempts to enter the United States but is turned do ...

ICE To Begin Reopening Removal Proceedings Against DACA Recipients: Here’s What You Need To Know

04 January 2020

Author: NYC Deportation Lawyer Alena Shautsova, co-author: Greg Abrams Reports of DACA recipients receiving notices to appear in Immigration Court began on December 29th, 2019. What a great way to start the New Year… with fear and uncertainty. When a person applies for DACA, they concede that they are deportable from the US, but ask for deferred ...

Expansion Of Expedited Removal: New Attack On Due Process Rights

05 August 2019

Author: Tomas Greenberg, Alena Shautsova   It’s no secret that the current U.S. administration has been cracking down on immigration, and a new policy released by President Trump has only further strengthened these efforts. The policy expands the process of expedited removal—when the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) quickly removes ...

Voluntary Departure: Types And Benefits

03 July 2019

Author: New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Voluntary departure is a form of relief from removal. Once the Immigration court proceedings began, one cannot simply leave the US without risking having an order of removal in absentia. At times, voluntary departure is the only option. Sometimes, you choose it strategically: not to have an ord ...

Renewing I 485 Application In Immigration Court

12 October 2018

Author: New York Deportation Attorney Alena Shautsova Adjustment of status application I 485 is usually filed with USCIS. In fact, it has to be filed with USCIS unless the person in removal proceedings. In removal proceedings, only the Immigration Judge will have jurisdiction to make a decision on I 485 form apart form certain very narrow except ...

Relief From Deportation Cancellation Of Removal: Good Moral Character

24 May 2017

Author: Deportation attorney Alena Shautsova Cancellation of removal is an application for green card before an Immigration judge that can be filed by either a permanent resident or an “undocumented” person, a person with no status at all, in certain situations. The way this process works is that first a person has to demonstrate that he/she stat ...

What To Do If ICE Visits Your Home Or Work

07 April 2017

Author: Deportation Lawyer Alena Shautsova With the Trump administration planning to deport millions of people, it is good to get prepared for an encounter with ICE officers. Many people wonder how ICE officers decide who to visit and who to check. The specific information ICE officers are using when planning their raids, generally speaking, ICE ...

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