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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