Deportation / Removal / Asylum

Illinois Deportation and Removal Lawyer

Once removed or deported from the country, you must wait at least 10 years before the United States will allow you to return with a new visa. Therefore, if you have received a Notice to Appear for removal matters, it is important to have an attorney who can explain and protect your rights. At the immigration law office of Ana M. Mencini & Associates, P.C., we help clients understand deportation/removal proceedings and fight to keep them in the country.

Contact our Wood Dale law firm to talk with an experienced deportation lawyer.

Deportation/Removal from the United States

Removal, commonly known as deportation, is the proceeding in which the government forces individuals to leave the country. You may be deported for many reasons, such as:

  • Overstaying a visitor's visa or nonimmigrant visa
  • Illegally entering the United States
  • Committing a crime or simply being charged for a crime

As experienced immigration law attorneys, we can help you understand the removal/deportation process and help you evaluate defenses or alternatives to leaving the country. We have the immigration experience to actively represent you in deportation/removal matters. However, we also have the criminal defense experience to defend you against any charges against you.

Defenses and Alternatives to Deportation/Removal

  • Cancellation of removal: We work to defend you against criminal charges and challenge any negative evidence against you. We fight to get the case against you dismissed so that the deportation/removal proceeding is cancelled.
  • Adjustment of status: We evaluate if it is possible to adjust your status or to change your status from a visitor to a legal permanent resident so that you will not be deported/removed.
  • Request asylum: If you have been here for less than one year, we can request asylum. You must prove that you would be persecuted if you returned to your home country, such as for race, religion, affiliation, gender, or other). If asylum is granted, you will be able to stay in the United States.
  • Voluntary departure: You have a right to leave the country voluntarily. If there is no possible way to stop deportation/removal, you can buy a ticket and choose to leave on your own. This is often more humane than being shipped to a detention center until deportation. In addition, if you leave voluntarily, you may be able to return before ten years have passed.

We have successfully handled removal proceedings resulting in clients being able to stay in the United States. We are available to help clients through deportation matters, assist other lawyers with removal cases, and take on pro bono removal cases from accredited organizations.

Contact our removal/deportation lawyers for help anywhere in the United States.