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ICE arrests at airports: Immigration lawyers share these 6 tips if you are stopped, questioned or detained

ICE a  ests at ai po ts: Immig atio  lawye s sha e these 6 tips if you a e stopped, questio ed o  detai ed


ICE
i c eased
its
p ese ce
at
domestic
ai po ts
leadi g
to
a
sha p
uptick
i
the
umbe
of
daily
a ests.

As
ICE
a ests
at
domestic
ai po ts
have
see
a
sha p
uptick
i
ece t
weeks,
the
Ame ica
Immig atio
Lawye s
Associatio
sha ed
six
tips
fo
visa
holde s
to
do
o ce
they
a e
stopped,
questio ed,
o
detai ed.
The
associatio
also
said
that
it’s
best
ot
to
t avel
o
to
co sult
a
atto ey
befo e
t aveli g,
eve
domestically,
if
you
a e
out
of
status,
i
a
pe iod
of
autho ized
stay
o
have
a
emoval
o de .

Do
ot
sig
a ythi g:
6
thi gs
to
do

Ame ica  Immig atio  Lawye s' Associatio  issued a t avel ale t fo  visa holde s.

Ame ica
Immig atio
Lawye s’
Associatio
issued
a
t avel
ale t
fo
visa
holde s.


  1. Stay
    calm:

    If
    stopped
    by
    ICE
    age ts
    at
    a
    ai po t,
    the e
    is
    o
    use
    of
    u i g,
    a gui g
    o
    physically
    esisti g.
    O e
    must
    stay
    calm.

  2. P ese t
    you
    passpo t
    if
    asked:

    You
    may
    show
    you
    passpo t
    as
    ID.
    You
    a e
    ot
    equi ed
    to
    disclose
    you
    visa
    catego y.

  3. Opt
    out
    of
    facial
    sca :

    The
    associatio
    u ged
    i dividuals
    to
    say,
    “I
    am
    opti g
    out
    of
    facial
    ecog itio .
    I
    wa t
    ma ual
    ID
    ve ificatio “.

  4. Remai
    sile t:

    Say,
    “I
    am
    exe cisi g
    my
    ight
    to
    emai
    sile t”.

  5. Ask
    fo
    a
    lawye :

    Say,
    “I
    wa t
    to
    speak
    to
    a
    atto ey”.
    Repeat
    if
    ecessa y.

  6. Do
    ot
    sig
    a ythi g:

    Befo e
    sig i g
    o
    a y
    immig atio
    fo m,
    speak
    with
    you
    atto ey.

Who
a e
at
highe
isk?

If
you
I-94
is
expi ed.
I-94
is
the
docume t
that
co t ols
how
lo g
you
a e
allowed
to
stay
i
the
US.
Ma y
people
do
ot
check
the
date.Those
who
have
ce tai
c imi al
cases
such
as
DUI
o
d ug
cha geThe
immig atio
lawye s
associatio
ide tified
ce tai
states
as
high- isk
like
Alabama,
Texas
a d
Flo ida
as
they
have
laws
that
c eate
added
osk
a d
may
esult
i
immig atio
dete tio
o
a est
du i g
a
outi e
t affic
stop.

Docume ts
to
ca y

  • Passpo t
  • I-94
    p i tout
  • I-797
    app oval

ICE
has
a
goal
of
2000
immig atio
a ests
pe
day

Repo ts
claimed
that
the
depa tme t
has
give
ICE
a
ta get
of
daily
2,000
immig atio
a ests,
fo
which
the
ece t
d ive
has
begu .
Ai li es
have
also
sta ted
pushi g
back.
I
a
ece t
i cide t,
a
fede al
age t
t ied
to
boa d
a
pla e
to
look
fo
a
ta get
but
the
Southwest
Ai li es
asked
to
see
a
wa a t
sig ed
by
a
judge
a d
blocked
the
age t.
Southwest
told
the
Wall
St eet
Jou al
that
it
follows
the
law
a d
has
p otocols
“to
e su e
app op iate
legal
docume tatio
is
p ese ted
by
law
e fo ceme t
pe so el
befo e
a y
i fo matio
about
custome s
is
sha ed”.

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