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Deportation defense · Charlotte, NC
¿Enfrenta la deportación? Tiene derechos y tiene opciones.
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Every person on our staff speaks Spanish.
A small firm that does one thing
We do not do business visas or real estate on the side. Since 2014, our whole practice has been people facing removal and the families waiting for them. That focus is why we know the local courts, the detention centers, and how to explain a hard situation in plain words.
It is frightening, and it is also the start of a court case with steps you can prepare for. Most people who receive one are not detained. Many wait months or years for their main hearing. What matters now: do not miss a date, keep your address current with the court, and talk to a lawyer before your first hearing.
Illustration only. Not a real document.
How we can help
When someone is detained
Know your rights
These rights belong to everyone in the United States, whatever their status. Read them now, before you need them.
All rights, in English and SpanishNo tiene que abrir la puerta
Ask the officer to slip any warrant under the door or hold it to a window. ICE paperwork is not the same as a warrant signed by a judge. Without a judge's warrant with your address on it, you can keep the door closed.
Tiene derecho a guardar silencio
You can say: "I choose to remain silent. I want to speak to a lawyer." You do not have to say where you were born or how you came to the U.S.
No firme nada que no entienda
Some papers give up your right to see a judge. Ask for a lawyer before you sign anything.
Example outcomes
These are fictional example outcomes written for this demo website. Every case is different. Past results do not predict or guarantee the result in your case.
Detained docket, immigration court
A father of three, picked up on his way to work. We filed a bond packet with 14 letters, his lease and pay records. The judge set a bond and he was home four days after the hearing.
What it taught us: The letters that mattered most were from people who could describe his daily life in detail.
Charlotte immigration court
A woman who fled threats from a criminal group. The judge found her credible, but she had filed after the one-year deadline and no exception applied. Asylum was denied. Withholding of removal was granted, so she cannot be sent back to that country.
What it taught us: Withholding gives real protection, but fewer benefits than asylum. The one-year date matters.
Charlotte immigration court
A long-time resident with two healthy U.S. citizen children. The judge found the hardship real but not exceptional under the law. Cancellation was denied. We had asked for voluntary departure as a backup, and it was granted, which avoids a removal order on his record.
What it taught us: The hardship test is strict. Planning the backup from day one protected his future options.
In our clients' words
"Llamé a medianoche y me contestaron en español. Al día siguiente la licenciada Ochoa ya sabía dónde estaba mi esposo. No nos prometieron nada, pero nos explicaron todo."
Translation: "I called at midnight and they answered in Spanish. By the next day Attorney Ochoa already knew where my husband was. They did not promise us anything, but they explained everything."
María G. · Bond hearing for her husband
"They asked me first how they could contact me safely. Nobody had asked me that before. I felt like a person, not a file."
A client · VAWA self-petition
"El proceso fue muy largo, casi cuatro años, y a veces pasaban semanas sin noticias de la corte. Pero cada vez que llamé me respondieron. Hoy tengo mi residencia."
Translation: "The process was very long, almost four years, and sometimes weeks went by without news from the court. But every time I called they answered. Today I have my green card."
Luis A. · Cancellation of removal
Your language, the whole way
Every person on our staff speaks Spanish. For other languages we bring an interpreter to every meeting that matters, at no extra cost, and we practice your testimony in the language you will use in court.
"We are here to help"
Interpreters at no extra cost. You can ask for a woman or a man to interview you.
Free case evaluation
The first 30-minute case evaluation is free, by phone, video or in person, in English or Spanish.
Urgent
Someone detained, or a court date soon?
(704) 555-0119Answered 24 hours a day, in English and Spanish.
What to do right nowThank you. This sample site does not record answers. If something was not clear, call us and we will explain it.
We are lawyers, not notarios. In the United States a notary public cannot give legal advice or file your immigration case. At Amparo, every case is handled by a licensed attorney.
Somos abogados, no notarios. Ask anyone who offers to help with your case for their bar number, and check it with the state bar.