Call before you cross: Protective safe measures for bonafide, resident or dual citizens who face US border crossings

sjoes006

Call before you cross:  Protective safe measures for bonafide, resident or dual citizens who face US border crossings

Dont cross alone be it by car or plane. By this I mean let an. Immigration attorney on the ground in the US know your plane or car schedule. If you are improperly and/ or unlawfully detained the first thing ICE will do is take your phone. You are most at peril as a legal resident or citizen of Middle Eastern background crossing by car from Canada.

Last year three different cars cars from the same wedding in Canada Crossing at three different states were stopped and 'iceboxed for hours'. One of the men was a surgeon and was on call.

Assume the worst and orepare for it. If you must travel and cannot afford your own immigration lawyer many nonprofits provide this service free of charge. You can also contact the ACLU for further information. 212-549-2500

Know you have rights but prepare for the worst case where low level ICE and immigration officials are confused about the law and what they should and shouldn't do.

It doesn't always make them a bad person or meaning to do harm there is just a lot of confussion so the best thing you can do is make sure a lawyer knows they need to show up at the airport or point of entry you're being detained at if you 'go dark' and don't respond to their outreach efforts to confirm you securely made it into the states.

Goodnight and Goodluck.

Call before you cross: Protective safe measures for bonafide, resident or dual citizens who face US border crossings
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