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What You Need to Know About Immigration Bonds



An immigration bond is a duty paid to release a person who has been arrested because of immigration reasons. However, not everyone who is arrested qualifies for immigration bond – there are specific qualifications one must meet. One is that you must not be considered a threat to public safety or national security. The police are not the ones who arrest people for immigration cases; instead it is the U.S Immigration Customs Enforcement. In this post, we will discuss what there is to know about immigration bonds.

The first thing to discuss is the type of immigration bonds. They are two in total: the delivery bond and the voluntary departure bond. The ICE or the immigration judge are the ones who determine whether an illegal immigrant who is detained qualifies for a delivery bod. To be released on a delivery bond, a detainee needs to acquire two things. One is the arrest warrant, and the other one is a notice of custody conditions from the ICE. These are to ensure that they show up to all the immigration hearings. The delivery bond allows you to spend time with family members as well as time to consult with an immigration lawyer. As for voluntary departure bond, is given to detainees who agree with the option to leave the country willingly. They must do so within a specified period and at their own expense. When the detainee pays the departure bond in full, it will be refunded once they have left the country. Failure to leave will lead to forfeiting the bond.

The other thing you need to know about immigration bond is how much they cost. So many factors are considered when setting the obligation by the immigration judge. It may vary and be on the higher side dependent on factors like a criminal record, the detainee’s immigration status, employment, and family ties in the U.S. The minimum amount for the delivery bond is $1,500, and it may increase dependent on the factors stated above. The minimum amount for the departure bond is $500. Note that the returning of this bond after the person leaves the country may take up to more than a year. Click here for more.

Lastly, here is how to get an immigration bond. You can pay for the bond in two ways: the surety bond or the cash bond. The family or friends can choose either, but for the surety bond, they will need to hire an agent. For a cash bond, they will pay directly to the Ice, and it is refundable after the immigrant has attended all hearing. Read more on USImmigrationBonds.com.




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