Recently, President Biden signed executive orders to limit the number of illegal border crossings and to facilitate the repatriation of illegal immigrants between China and the United States. Susan Qin, a prominent lawyer at a law firm in New York, revealed on July 16th that some of her clients have been receiving calls from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), requesting information verification. Upon reporting to ICE, some individuals were directly deported.
Susan Qin, who operates law firms in both New York and Los Angeles, noted that her clients have been reporting that ICE has been contacting them, asking for recent information and requesting them to bring their passports, confirm their addresses, and provide IDs for reporting. However, upon arrival at ICE, they were detained and put into expedited deportation procedures, potentially facing immediate deportation if there was a deportation order.
According to Qin, individuals with deportation orders who fail to seek legal assistance to apply for temporary stay of deportation or help with appeals are at risk of being deported. This situation is reminiscent of the circumstances when President Trump first took office in 2017, as the Democratic Party is believed to be advocating for expedited deportations in an effort to secure votes before the upcoming presidential election.
Executive orders signed by Biden on June 4th stipulate that once the daily number of illegal migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border reaches 2,500, asylum applications will be suspended, and individuals will be promptly repatriated to Mexico. The threshold decreases to 1,500 before the asylum application system resumes, excluding unaccompanied minors from these restrictions.
Following the implementation of Biden’s executive orders to limit illegal border crossings, individuals detained for illegal entry into the U.S. are being fast-tracked into deportation procedures. Susan Qin, who holds a juris doctor degree from Duke University and is licensed to practice law in California, New York, and Washington, D.C., has handled numerous cases involving the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and federal courts.
In the expedited deportation process, undocumented immigrants who pass credible fear interviews can proceed to court for asylum claims. Those who do not pass face deportation. Many detained illegal migrants can only be released through parole procedures, prolonging their detention. Qin’s team has successfully advocated for several detainees to be granted bail opportunities by challenging prosecutors.
Under the new policies, individuals currently detained in immigrant detention facilities may face longer periods of incarceration, as they require approval from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for parole. Previously, individuals could be bailed out within 7 to 8 days, but now they may spend two to three months in detention. In such cases, seeking advice and assistance from an experienced lawyer is crucial. Qin’s law firm has recently achieved successful bails for several cases through diligent efforts.
Manager Wang from Susan Qin’s law firm noted that based on client feedback, the standards for credible fear interviews have been heightened. Susan Qin mentioned that individuals have the right to see a judge if their credible fear interviews are unsuccessful, with the judge making the final decision. If the judge upholds the DHS’s decision and the individual misses the 7-day appeal period, they forfeit their right to appeal. In such instances, seeking legal assistance to contact the DHS for deportation order cancellation or temporary stay applications is crucial, depending on the specific circumstances.
Qin emphasized that individuals issued with expedited deportation orders still have the opportunity to have these orders revoked by seeking legal counsel to cancel the deportation orders or apply for temporary stays.
She advised illegal immigrants with deportation orders to consult a professional lawyer promptly, pursue appeals or temporary stays of deportation, and strive to revoke the deportation orders to avoid being expelled from the country.