THE TERMS YOU MUST KNOW

THE TERMS YOU MUST KNOW

NUMBER A:

Immigration officers will give you a number

which will allow immigration officials and the judge to

immigration to identify you. You will find this number on

your

documents

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9 digits and begins with the letter "A".

ASYLUM:

Asylum is a protection given to people who do not

are not safe in their country because of their

race, belonging to a particular social group,

political opinion, nationality or religion. If the asylum is you

granted, you can stay legally in the United States.

LAWYER (LAWYER):

No one who will defend you before the judge and the agents

officials. Your lawyer will tell you if you can benefit from

rights granted by immigration laws and

answer your questions about the law and your rights to

United States. Your lawyer will work for you and assist you

in court and with government officials. The

information you share with your lawyer is

confidential and the lawyer cannot share them with

other people unless you allow it.

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF PROTECTION

MINORS:

Person who can be assigned to help you

understand what is in "your best interests".

The legal representative is not a lawyer.

The information you give to your

legal representative can be confidential.

CONFIDENTIAL:

Confidential means secret or personal. The lawyers

must respect the confidentiality of information

that you give them, unless you allow them to

communicate to others.

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SECURITY DEPARTMENT

INTERIOR (DHS):

Government officials and public lawyers

in immigration court work for DHS.

DHS has several branches. The direction that

represents immigration officials and

government before the court is called Direction de

Enforcement of Laws on Enforcement of

Immigration and Customs (ICE).

REINSTALLATION OFFICE OF

REFUGEES (ORR):

Component of the federal government responsible for

take care of yourself while in detention or during

your stay with a host family and decide on your

release and your transfer to the members of your

family in the United States. This section of government

is independent of DHS / ICE and the court

immigration.

EXPULSION (DISMISSAL):

When an immigration judge decides that you must

return to your country. The judge issues a warrant

deportation against you. When you are kicked out, you are

sent back to your country and you are not allowed to return

in the United States for ten years, unless you

obtain a special exemption.

FAMILY GATHERING FILE (FRP):

Documents addressed to your family in the United States

when she wants to host you while waiting for the decision

of the judge regarding your case. Your family must be able

demonstrate that she is able to take care of you

during your stay in the United States.

HOST FAMILY:

A host family is a family authorized by the

US government to welcome children

immigrants who have no family in the United States.

It is the government that decides whether the children

can be sent to host families. Your

file will be studied during your stay with your family

reception. Your stay with your host family is

not permanent.

IMMIGRATION COURT:

Immigration case decisions

are taken to immigration court. It exists

Immigration Courts throughout the United States.

These immigration courts are independent

of DHS / ICE.

IMMIGRATION JUDGE:

It is the person who decides on your file in matters

immigration. The judge will hear what you and your lawyer

have to say as well as what the DHS / ICE lawyer will have

to say about the reasons why you can or not

can't stay in the United States.

LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT:

A lawful permanent resident is someone who comes

from a country outside the United States and which is authorized to

live in the United States permanently but is not

not a US citizen. The document indicating that

this permission has been granted is often called

" green card ".

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MINOR:

Person under the age of 18.

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE:

The notice of appearance is a letter from the government

American which explains why the government

wants to kick you out.

MINOR IMMIGRANT SPECIAL STATUS (SIJS):

The SIJS is a form of immigration protection

children who have been abused, abandoned

or neglected by their family or guardians.

Children whose parents have died are

also eligible for this protection.

SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT:

When members of your family ask

ORR (the government agency with which you

are in detention) to accommodate you in their home, the ORR sends

sometimes a person in this family in order to

make sure the house is safe and your family can

take

care of you.

VISA U:

A form of immigration protection that allows a

victim of a crime, to remain legally

United States. To be eligible, a victim must report

the offense and cooperate with the investigation or legal action

for this offense.

VISA T:

Form of immigration protection for victims

of traffic. A victim of trafficking is someone who is

forced to come to the United States and work or act

against his will during his stay in the United States.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT:

An undocumented person is a person

that is in the United States without permission

from the US government.

VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE:

The judge can allow you to leave the United States

of your own free will, without a request for deportation. If you

leave voluntarily, you may be able to come back

legally in the USA in the future if you are

eligible for visa.

WORKING LICENSE:

Immigration officers sometimes allow

immigrants to work in the United States.

This authorization is called a “work permit”.

When the US government authorizes a

immigrant to work, the government issues to this

person a card called Authorization Document

Employment (EAD) [ Employment Authorization Document].

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