Frequently Asked Questions About Deportation

A Notice to Appear (NTA) usually includes:

• The reasons the government belives you are removable.
• Information about your immigration case
• Information about your immigration court proceedings.
• Don't ignore it. MIssing deadlines or court hearings can seriously affect your case.

Receiving a Notice to Appear (NTA) can be overwhelming, but it's important to remember that it does not automatically mean you will be deported. Depending on the circunstances, you may qualify for defenses or forms of immigration relief that could allow you to remain in the United States.

Read the notice carefully. Check your hearing date, time, and location. Keep every immigration document organized. Contact an experienced immigration attorney as soon as possible.

Don't ignore it or skip your court hearing. Failure to appear may result in a removal order issued in your absence.

Yes, in some situations...a deportation (removal) case can be reopened. But it depends on the facts of the case, the legal basis for reopening, and whether the filing meets all applicable legal requirements.

A Motion to Reopen asks the immigration court or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to review new facts or evidence that were not available during the original proceedings.

Examples may include:

• New evidence that could affect th outcome of the case.
• Changes in eligibility for immigration relief.
• Certain situations involving lack of proper notice of a hearing.
• Other legal grounds recognized under U.S. immigraiton law.

Each case is evaluated individually.

In many cases a Motion to Reopen must be filed within 90 days of the final administrative order of removal.

However, there are important exceptions. Depnding on the circunstances, different rules may apply, including in some cases involving:

• Changed country conditions supporting asylum-related claims.
• Certain in absentia removal orders.
• Joint motions filed with the agreement of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• Other exceptions recognized by law or regulation.

Meeting an exception is not automatic and depends on the specific facts of the case.