Norte Immigration Law LLC FAQs

If someone you care about has been detained by ICE, try to collect their full name, date of birth, and country of origin. You can locate their whereabouts using the ICE Detainee Locator. Contact Norte Immigration to arrange a consultation.

No. However, you can face removal proceedings due to certain criminal offenses or immigration violations, which might lead to deportation if a judge issues a removal order and your permanent residence is revoked. Having legal representation is essential in such situations.

You are entitled to:

• Remain silent
• Speak with an attorney
• Refuse to sign any documents without legal advice
• Request a bond hearing

Deportation defense involves legal strategies used to stop or delay removal from the U.S. This could include seeking asylum, canceling removal, adjusting your immigration status, or other forms of relief.

While it’s not mandatory, hiring an attorney greatly improves your chances of a successful outcome. Immigration law is complex and experienced legal counsel can guide you through the process and strengthen your case.

You will appear before an immigration judge, who will evaluate your case. You can present evidence, call witnesses, and argue why you should be allowed to remain in the U.S. The process can take 3-5 years. There are different types of hearings: Master, Status, and Individual. With an attorney, your presence may not always be required, as your lawyer can attend on your behalf.

Yes, in many cases, you may qualify for bond or parole and be released during your proceedings.

With over 25 years of experience, we offer compassionate and strategic legal defense for individuals facing deportation. Located in East Hartford, CT—near the only immigration court in the state—we are also equipped to represent clients in any U.S. state.

No, the U.S. Citizenship Act has not passed through Congress. The act is not law nor in effect at this time.

The proposed immigration reform will do numerous things:

1. It provides a path to legal status for all undocumented immigrants. The act provides an eight-year pathway for undocumented individuals who were in the U.S. on January 1, 2021. There is an initial five-year period of temporary status and then citizenship after three years.
2. It provides legal status and relief to immigrants who were deported by President Trump and who have been in the U.S. for three years before being deported. 
3. It provides direct permanent residency for DACA, TPS, and essential worker recipients.
4. Children and spouses of legal permanent residents will be considered immediate relatives under the INA.
5. It will clear up the visa backlogs and increase the per-country caps for family-based immigration.
6. It eliminates the per-country cap for employment-based petitions.
7. It ends the three- and 10-year bar to admissibility for unlawful presence in the U.S.
8. It provides temporary admission for those in a visa backlog.
9. It will create a refugee processing center in Central America.
10. It proposes government-funded counsel for children in removal proceedings.
11. It increases the number of immigration judges to address the backlog and improve technology in removal proceedings.

If the law passes, the act will benefit undocumented individuals who are present in the U.S. on January 1, 2021. The act will also benefit current DACA recipients.

Yes, if you were present in the U.S. on January 1, 2021. Or if you were in the U.S. for three years and deported during President Trump’s administration.

On President Biden’s first day of office, he made the following changes that affected immigrant populations:

1. Rescinded President Trump’s executive order which eliminated the enforcement priorities for removal.
2. Provided a 100-day moratorium on deportations and revoked guidelines on the NTA policy.
3. Ended the Muslim ban and reconsidered visa denials based on the prior ban.
4. Offered new relief for Liberians.
5. Paused border wall construction.
6. Rescinded President Trump’s census executive order.
7. Suspended the MPP program.

President Biden has ordered the reassessment of the humanitarian focus of asylum and refugee law to get back to its purpose.

President Biden is attempting to reunite the 600 families still separated and create a task force to deal with the trauma from the cruel policy through trauma and mental health services.

President Biden seeks to restore the legal immigration system, focus on rescinding the public charge requirements, and remove the barriers to naturalizations (such as fees and delays).