How to Go Through Deportation Process

Any individual proven to reside within the United States illegally are removed from the country following the federally outlined deportation process. The term illegal alien pertains to any individual who is inside the United States without a green card, visa and/or has not submitted paperwork to become a legal citizen. 

1. Cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol or any immigration enforcement agency that arrests you. Answer any questions you are asked to the best of your knowledge without becoming hostile. 


2. Provide the immigration enforcement agency that arrests you with your passport and any other documentation you have pertaining to green cards and/or visas you were issued. The deportation process will go smoothly if you were inside the country legally. However if you are inside the country illegally these agencies have legal right to detain you for a period of at least 90 days to determine whether or not you are a threat to national security. A criminal search is also conducted to determine whether or not you committed any crimes while inside the country. If a crime is discovered you are subject to prosecution through the United States judicial system. 


3. Obey all instructions given to you by the immigration agency that has processed your deportation. Once your paperwork is processed a flight is booked for you for return to the country listed on your passport. An agent or group of agents will drive you to the airport from where you will fly home. Whether or not you are legally allowed back into the United States is determined by the immigration agencies listed in step 1 and/or Homeland Security.