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Usually, an alien will get detained either when they are attempting to illegally enter the country at a border crossing that is not a designated border crossing.

If you have a green card, it does not automatically carry over to one’s spouse and/or family or children. More often than not it does, but it’s not an automatic.

What if I Miss My Court Hearing? It’s extremely important that you do not miss your immigration court hearing because, more often than not, the judges have a zero tolerance policy and will actually deport the alien what is called in absentia, not being there.

Having a green card does not automatically make one a citizen. Becoming a US citizen is probably the highest privilege that anyone, any alien, can aspire to.

It really depends. Obviously, the easy answer is if one is here without any type of legal status, having entered the country surreptitiously, maybe by sneaking in; then, obviously, one is an undocumented immigrant.

ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It’s the law enforcement arm of Immigration. They fall under the Department of Homeland Security, and their job is to apprehend, process, and detain aliens that are here unlawfully or have committed crimes.

An immigration court hearing can be moved to another state, and this is called a “motion to change venue.” A motion is a written request that one makes, typically through an attorney, requesting that the file be transferred to a different court.

There is an application that you can find online at the USCIS website, and it takes anywhere from three sometimes to nine months, depending on how busy they are, to reissue a naturalization certificate.

If one’s naturalization application is denied, it really depends of what the reason for denial is whether or not the person can either reapply, whether it’s denied with prejudice or without prejudice.

You present yourself, the alien, either by themselves or in conjunction with an attorney. They go through the exam. They review the application and all the questions that are submitted on the application under penalty of perjury.