You may feel a sense of desperation and helplessness when your loved one gets detained by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, if you are 18 years or older and have a legal immigration status in the country, you may be qualified to serve as the obligor for their immigration bond. This bond is essentially a form of bail that may allow your loved one to be released from ICE custody while awaiting their scheduled immigration case. Without need for further introduction, please follow along to find out whether you can post an immigration bond for your loved one and how one of the proficient Lancaster, PA, deportation defense lawyers at Lupton Law LLC can assist you in protecting them.

How can I post an immigration bond for my loved one?

You may post an immigration bond for your loved one through the ICE CeBonds system. From here, you may generally follow the below step-by-step approach:

  1. Fill out your loved one’s identifying information to confirm their eligibility for release via bond payment.
  2. Review, fill out the requested information, and sign Form I-352, Bond Agreement.
  3. Submit an ACH payment or a Fed wire payment to pay the posted immigration bond amount.
  4. Wait to receive a confirmation email that your bond request and payment were approved.
  5. Contact the detention center to provide transportation information and other documentation before your loved one’s release.

What happens if I fail to fulfill the immigration bond requirements?

You may have been able to get your loved one released successfully from ICE detention. However, your hard work is not over yet. That is, as an obliger, you have the responsibility of ensuring your loved one continually meets the terms and conditions of their release.

For example, you must make sure your loved one meets their obligation to appear for all their scheduled immigration court hearings and other legal proceedings; at the time and place specified by ICE in a Notice to Obligor to Deliver Alien (i.e., Form I-340). Secondly, you must make sure your loved one adheres to the limitations imposed by the immigration judge regarding their release. This may mean that your loved one cannot travel outside the country, associate with certain individuals or locations, and participate in certain activities (i.e., employment) for the time being.

To reiterate, an immigration bond is used as a financial guarantee that your loved one will remain compliant during their release. And so, if you do not succeed in making this happen, you may not get your bond money refunded. What’s worse, though, is that your loved one may risk being re-detained by ICE. This matter may obviously be important to you, and you may want the best possible outcome. So please, do not fight this without one of the talented Lancaster, PA, deportation defense lawyers in your corner. The team at Lupton Law LLC is here at your command.