U.S. immigration authorities can release a noncitizen from custody with a Notice to Appear requiring the person to appear before an immigration judge rather than detaining them.
November 17, 2025
high
procedural
A Notice to Appear (NTA) is a charging document that initiates removal proceedings before an immigration judge and can be used in lieu of detention.
Local jails routinely submit arrestees' fingerprints to federal fingerprint databases, which can enable federal immigration authorities to identify individuals who may be in the country illegally.
November 14, 2025
high
procedural
Law enforcement and corrections practice enabling federal-identification of arrestees.
U.S. immigration authorities, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), can revoke a foreign national's nonimmigrant (visitor) visa.
November 10, 2025
high
temporal
Visa revocation is an administrative action by U.S. immigration authorities that can affect a visitor's ability to remain in or enter the United States.
U.S. immigration authorities can permit a noncitizen to accept voluntary departure (voluntary return) instead of issuing a formal order of removal, and ICE can arrange logistics for that departure.
November 10, 2025
high
temporal
Voluntary departure is an alternative immigration outcome that allows a noncitizen to leave the United States without a removal order being entered on their record.
Local jails commonly submit arrestees' fingerprints to federal biometric databases, which can enable U.S. immigration authorities to detect and locate noncitizens in custody.
November 06, 2025
high
procedural
Describes how fingerprint submissions from local detention facilities can trigger federal immigration enforcement actions.
An emergency habeas corpus petition in U.S. immigration contexts can be used to seek temporary relief from removal and to preserve access to due process protections, including the opportunity for a reasonable-fear interview before removal to a third country.
August 25, 2025
high
legal_immigration
Use of habeas petitions to pause removals and secure procedural safeguards in immigration removal proceedings.
U.S. immigration authorities can seek third-country removal, which is removal of a noncitizen to a country other than the individual's country of origin.
high
policy
Defines the practice of removing noncitizens to third countries rather than to their country of origin.
When a destination country will not accept a person subject to a removal order, U.S. authorities may allow that person to remain in the United States subject to periodic immigration check-ins.
medium
procedural
Administrative practice for handling removals that cannot be executed due to non-cooperation by the receiving country.