What to Do If the ICE Detains Someone in Your Family
The threat of removal can come up suddenly in immigrant families when a loved one is out of status or arrested on a criminal charge. Sometimes it's even hard to find out what happened or how to locate someone in immigration detention. If you're concerned that a member of your family is in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and threatened with deportation, get the answers you need from an experienced immigration attorney. Contact the Law Office of Cheryl R. David in New York City.
Our law firm helps immigrant families find solutions to such problems as the following:
- Locating family members who might be held in immigration detention
- Finding out whether they might be transferred to other states
- Determining whether your loved one will be eligible for bail or conditional release from a local jail or immigration detention
- Learning whether your loved one can receive visitors, phone calls or mail
- Making sure that your family member receives sound legal advice if he or she is facing criminal charges
New York immigration lawyer Cheryl David is a member of the national board of governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and she teaches and lectures on immigration law issues all over the United States. She also chairs the ICE Committee of the New York chapter of AILA. Her advice about what to do if a loved one is detained can help you find ways to keep your family together while looking for solutions to criminal defense problems or removal proceedings.
Our law firm can advise you about your rights in immigration detention proceedings if your loved one is out of status on a student or work visa, facing criminal charges, or even at risk of removal as an illegal immigrant based on inadmissibility or unlawful entry.
Before you can think about your options for resolving possible deportation or removal problems, you need to find out just what happened if a loved one has gone missing. To learn about your options in cases of immigration detention, contact the Law Office of Cheryl R. David in New York.
