Representation
Before ICE
If you have ICE check, ins, reporting requirements, or pending matters with ICE, we can review what ICE is requesting, what you may be able to file and how to approach your appointments with a plan, not just fear.
I Need Help With an ICE Matter
What It Means to Have an Open Matter With ICE
ICE representation applies when you have check, ins, signatures, supervision or pending matters directly with the agency responsible for enforcing immigration orders.
In some cases, the goal is to remain compliant with supervision requirements. In others, we evaluate options such as credible fear, parole or a temporary request to pause a removal order.
My work here focuses on these appointments and specific filings. I do not take cases for detained individuals involving bond matters and it is important to be clear about that from the start.
ICE Situations I Can Help You With
ICE Check, Ins and Supervision
Matters where you must report to ICE periodically, sign documents or update information.
- Support for scheduled ICE check, ins
- Review of what ICE requests at each appointment
- Coordination with your overall immigration situation
Credible Fear and Parole Requests
Matters where credible fear may apply or where there may be strong reasons to request parole in an ICE, controlled context.
- Prepare credible fear requests, when applicable
- Evaluate and file parole requests
- Organize your history and supporting evidence before filing
Requests to Pause Removal
Matters where a removal order exists and you may consider filing Form I, 246 (Stay of Removal).
- Review your history and the removal order
- Prepare Form I, 246 when it is appropriate
- Explain what this request can and cannot do
How I Handle Your ICE Matter
We Carefully Review What ICE Says and What Order Exists
We review your notices, your appointments, whether there is a prior removal order and how everything fits with your immigration history.
We Identify What Can Be Requested and What Is Not Worth Pursuing
We evaluate whether credible fear, parole, Form I, 246 or another option makes sense and I explain what is realistic and what would be misleading.
We Prepare the Appointment or Filing Step by Step
We organize documents, your history and any necessary requests and I explain what to expect at the appointment or from ICE’s response.
Services I work with most frequently for ICE
ICE related procedures
Accompaniment to ICE appointments
Pre-review of your situation, the letters you have received, and when it makes sense, assistance at the appointment so you are not going in alone and improvising.
Credible fear request
Initial assessment of whether your story fits this type of request and if appropriate, preparation of your statement and supporting documentation.
Parole request before ICE
Assessment of whether there are strong grounds to request parole in your case and preparation of the application, explaining what to expect and what not to expect.
Stay of Removal (Form I-246)
Review of your history and the removal order to assess whether it makes sense to file an I-246 and attempt to temporarily halt enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
About ICE Matters
It depends on your case, but in many scenarios missing an appointment can make the situation worse and give more room for decisions to be executed without hearing you. Before making a decision like that, it is important to review your history and understand the real risk.
No. I do not handle detained bond cases. My focus here is on appointments, supervision and specific requests with ICE for people who are not detained.
It is a request to try to get ICE to temporarily stop enforcing a removal order. It is not a waiver and not a guarantee that you will not be removed but in some cases it can provide some time if approved.
No. Nobody serious can guarantee that. What can be done is to review your history, see what legal options exist and explain honestly what possibilities there are and what limits each filing has.
In many cases, yes. It is important to understand what decision the court issued, what order ICE has in hand and what type of supervision they are doing now. From there we see whether there is anything that can be requested or whether it is simply a matter of complying with certain conditions.
We can evaluate whether your story truly fits this type of request and if so, organize your narrative and evidence to present it as clearly as possible.
Yes, they can be related. That is why it is important not to view each filing as isolated. We review your full picture so that what you do with ICE does not conflict with what is being done with USCIS or in court.
It depends on whether it is only about preparing for a specific appointment, a specific filing or longer-term support. In the initial consultation, in addition to reviewing your case, I will explain transparently how fees would be structured in your situation.