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A Notice to Appear (NTA) - DHS Form I-862 - is issued by the US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) to initiate Removal (Deportation) proceedings.Â
The NTA is submitted to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (i.e. Immigration Court) having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the individual the USICE seeks to deport.
There are 3 main sections of [...]

Only individuals who fear government persecution on account of race, religion, national origin, political opinion or membership in a particular social group are eligible for asylum.
An immigration judge (IJ) in Brentwood, New York granted asylum to three Hondoruan children, ages 15, 14 and 11, finding that the children were members of a particular social group [...]

Judge Chapman was appointed as an immigration judge in March 2008. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1979 from Arkansas Tech University and a juris doctorate in 1986 from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
From 2003 to March 2008, Judge Chapman served as deputy general counsel, Office of the General Counsel, EOIR.
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Judge Earle B. Wilson
FY 2002 – 2007, Orlando Immigration Court
Judge Wilson was appointed as an Immigration Judge in October 2005.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979 from Atlantic Union College, and a Juris Doctorate in 1989 from Howard University School of Law.
Judge Wilson served as a senior litigation counsel from January 2003 to [...]

A deportation notice (called a Notice to Appear or an NTA) means the United States’ government wants to remove you from the country.
All deportation cases are handled by the Executive Office of Immigration Review, also known as Immigration Court.
Immigration Court
The USCIS will assign an experienced government trial lawyer to prosecute your case (i.e. prove that you should be [...]