{"id":540,"date":"2017-08-28T10:42:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/?p=540\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T20:06:49","slug":"family-members-illness-put-deportation-proceedings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/deportation-removal-detention\/2017\/08\/28\/family-members-illness-put-deportation-proceedings\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Family Member\u2019s Illness: Should You Put Yourself Into Deportation Proceedings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At our law firm, some new clients make an appointment to ask us about starting a \u201cCancellation of Removal,\u201d or a \u201cTen-Year Case.\u201d\u00a0 Most of the time, they have heard about this from a friend, or even from a notario (non-attorney) or an attorney.\u00a0 \u00a0It requires the client to give\u00a0him\/herself\u00a0up to DHS by applying for asylum, and then undergo\u00a0removal (deportation) proceedings.<\/p>\n

We do not\u00a0ever<\/u>\u00a0recommend that a client try to follow this route.<\/p>\n

Why some people are considering it<\/h2>\n

They have heard they could win a green card if their spouse, parent or child is very ill.\u00a0 Families who have members with severe medical or mental conditions and disabilities are already under considerable strain, and the threat of deportation can be crushing.\u00a0 If they can turn this medical\/mental situation around and use it to secure permanent safety for their family, then it does sound attractive.<\/p>\n

Also, they hear you can get a work permit.\u00a0 Sometimes they are even promised to have that work permit \u201cwithin months\u201d of applying.<\/p>\n

Some people don\u2019t even have a family member with a serious condition; instead, they hear that if they have been here for a long time, have paid taxes, are good citizens and have other U.S. citizens to recommend them, then they can petition to stay here.<\/p>\n

Why we don\u2019t recommend doing it<\/h2>\n

If you give yourself up to DHS for this type of case, you will have to go to Immigration Court and defend yourself in removal (deportation) proceedings.\u00a0 ICE will have an attorney to argue against your case\u2014even if you think it is a good case.<\/p>\n

The law is written so that very, very few cases are granted.\u00a0 The Judge is looking for cases with \u201cexceptional and extremely unusual hardship.\u201d\u00a0 In very basic terms, this means that a parent, spouse or child in your family (who is a U.S. citizen or resident) will die or suffer horribly if you leave the country.\u00a0 The stakes are high\u2013 if you lose, you will be deported from the U.S.<\/p>\n

Court cases can take five years or longer.\u00a0 If you base your case on a family member who is very ill, it is possible that your member\u2019s condition will improve during this long period of time.\u00a0 Or worse, it is possible your family member will pass away while you are waiting for your case to be heard.\u00a0 In either situation, you won\u2019t have a basis for your case and you will lose.<\/p>\n

While you are waiting for your case to be heard, the law could change and eliminate this type of route to get a green card, but you still will have to defend yourself from deportation. \u00a0Also, the appeals courts are not allowed to consider most types of denials on these cases, so you have limited chances if the Judge does not grant your case.<\/p>\n

How to avoid doing this by accident<\/h2>\n

Commonly, a notario or an attorney will start the process by filing an asylum application on your behalf.\u00a0 Many times it will contain a false claim for asylum, which carries a significant punishment.\u00a0 Several clients report that this form is filed for them without even knowing it, because no one translated the form to them.\u00a0 Or it was done without their knowledge, by calling it a \u201cwork permit application.\u201d\u00a0 Always take time to review immigration forms, and have someone you trust translate it to you.\u00a0 Ask questions, and\u00a0read the government website (it\u2019s available in Spanish too) about the purpose of this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In many cases, the notario or the attorney will put down their own address on the form, instead of your mailing address.\u00a0 They will claim this is to \u201cprotect\u201d you, but instead it forces you to be reliant on them and continue to pay them money.\u00a0 Make sure your own mailing address is filled in on any immigration form\u2014ALL forms ask for your mailing address.<\/p>\n

After the asylum application is filed, USCIS will send you an appointment notice in the mail to the address on your application.\u00a0 In many cases, the notario or attorney fails to notify the client about the appointment.\u00a0 If your asylum claim is not granted at that appointment, then you are issued a notice to appear in Immigration Court for deportation proceedings.\u00a0 It goes to that same address on your form.\u00a0 Sometimes people don\u2019t realize they are\u00a0required<\/u>\u00a0to attend these hearings, or they don\u2019t even know to expect such a notice.\u00a0 If you fail to attend a hearing, ICE will search for you\u2014even raid your home or place of employment\u2013 and deport you.<\/p>\n

Always make sure you understand the strategy and risks in your case, and ask plenty of questions.\u00a0 The chances of winning these types of cases in Immigration Court is extremely low, and the likelihood of stress, financial costs and deportation is very high.\u00a0 While\u00a0we do step in and handle many of these cases<\/a>\u00a0for people who already have been caught up in deportation proceedings, we do not turn in clients and start these cases, for the above reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At our law firm, some new clients make an appointment to ask us about starting a \u201cCancellation of Removal,\u201d or a \u201cTen-Year Case.\u201d\u00a0 Most of the time, they have heard about this from a friend, or even from a notario (non-attorney) or an attorney.\u00a0 \u00a0It requires the client to give\u00a0him\/herself\u00a0up to DHS by applying for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":878,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deportation-removal-detention","category-tips-and-strategy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nYour Family Member\u2019s Illness: Should You Put Yourself Into Deportation Proceedings? • Hill & Piibe, Immigration Attorneys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/deportation-removal-detention\/2017\/08\/28\/family-members-illness-put-deportation-proceedings\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Susan Hill\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/deportation-removal-detention\/2017\/08\/28\/family-members-illness-put-deportation-proceedings\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/deportation-removal-detention\/2017\/08\/28\/family-members-illness-put-deportation-proceedings\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Susan Hill\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f704a7620380b179a3f58e1e4c7ddc55\"},\"headline\":\"Your Family Member\u2019s Illness: Should You Put Yourself Into Deportation Proceedings?\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-28T17:42:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-07T20:06:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/deportation-removal-detention\/2017\/08\/28\/family-members-illness-put-deportation-proceedings\/\"},\"wordCount\":869,\"articleSection\":[\"Deportation\/Removal\/Detention\",\"Tips and Strategy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/deportation-removal-detention\/2017\/08\/28\/family-members-illness-put-deportation-proceedings\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.hillandpiibe.com\/en\/deportation-removal-detention\/2017\/08\/28\/family-members-illness-put-deportation-proceedings\/\",\"name\":\"Your Family Member\u2019s Illness: Should You Put Yourself Into Deportation Proceedings? 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