Are You A Legal Immigrant?

Immigration to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the country’s. As of 2006, the United States accepts more legal immigrants as permanent residents than all other countries in the world combined.

Recent debates on immigration reform have called for increasing enforcement of existing laws with regard to illegal immigrants, building a barrier along some or all of the entire 2,000 mile U.S. / Mexico border, or creating a new guest worker program. With all of this increased enforcement more and more illegal immigrants are being arrested and deported.

If you or a friend did not pass through a U.S immigration checkpoint on a valid visa, then you have entered the U.S. illegally. If you had a visa and it has reached or exceeded the expiration date, you are in the country illegally.

1-800-Libertad understands immigration laws. If you or someone you know has been arrested for US immigration violations, you can call 1-800-Libertad (1-800-542-3782) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.. 1-800-Libertad has bilingual agents available to help you out.

 There are two types of immigration bonds, delivery bonds and voluntary departure bonds. Many non-citizens or illegal aliens that are arrested by ICE and issued a Warrant of Arrest or Notice of Custody Conditions may be eligible for a delivery bond.  The amount of the delivery bond will be large enough to ensure that the non-citizen will appear at all immigration proceedings.  The second type of immigration bond is a voluntary departure bond.  Any non-citizen or alien who is allowed to depart the country voluntarily after being placed in removal proceedings has been given a Voluntary Departure.  The immigration Judge may require that someone post a large enough bond to ensure that the non-citizen leaves the United States within the time specified.

Cash bonds and surety bonds are two options for payment of either a delivery bond or a voluntary departure bond.  It is important to remember that with a cash bond, the full bond amount must be paid on behalf of the non-citizen by someone who has legal status in the United States.  The cash bond must be paid directly to ICE.  For example, if the bond amount is $10,000, then $10,000 must be paid to ICE in order to gain the individuals release. The other option is a surety bond.  If the individual is unable to pay the bond in cash a surety bond is an option.  This will require using the services of a private bail bond company.