Are the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities Still in Effect?
No. On June 10, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated nationwide DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas’ September 30, 2021 memorandum, Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law (Mayorkas Memorandum) that set-forth DHS’ civil immigration enforcement priorities. See Texas v. United States, No. 6:21-00016 (S.D. Tex. June 10, 2022). The District Court’s order became effective Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. CDT.
How does the Vacatur of DHS’ Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities Impact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor’s (OPLA) Prosecutorial Discretion Determinations?
OPLA attorneys are no longer applying the Mayorkas Memorandum or sections of Principal Legal Advisor Kerry E. Doyle’s memorandum, Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Laws and the Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion (April 3, 2022), that rely on the priority enforcement framework established by the Mayorkas Memorandum when making prosecutorial discretion determinations or for any other purpose.
OPLA attorneys, however, may—consistent with longstanding practice—exercise their inherent prosecutorial discretion on a case-by-case basis during the course of their review and handling of cases.
What is Prosecutorial Discretion (PD)?
PD is the longstanding authority of a law enforcement agency, and an indispensable feature of any functioning legal system, that can be used to preserve limited government resources necessary to achieve just and fair outcomes in individual cases. As the exclusive representative of DHS in immigration removal proceedings before the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), OPLA attorneys have the inherent authority to exercise PD on a case-by-case basis in the handling and litigation of removal cases.
In practice, PD allows OPLA attorneys to decide on which cases to focus their finite resources and how to proceed in individual cases in light of the facts and applicable law, including, for example, agreeing to dismissal or administrative closure or entering into stipulations on legal or factual issues as well as relief, bond, and continuances. PD is an inherent authority of a law enforcement agency and does not create a right or entitlement for any noncitizen.
This page addresses many of the common questions that noncitizens in removal proceedings and their legal representatives may have regarding PD.
How does PD work?
OPLA attorneys are entrusted to use their professional judgment to ensure justice in each individual case while adhering to the enduring principles that apply to all of their activities: upholding the rule of law; discharging duties ethically in accordance with the law and professional standards of conduct; following the guidelines and strategic directives of senior leadership; and exercising considered judgment in individual cases, particularly mindful of OPLA’s limited resources.
OPLA attorneys will independently evaluate cases to determine whether to exercise PD, which may include unilaterally moving to dismiss or administratively close cases; agreeing to stipulations on issues such as relief, bond, or continuances; waiving appeal; or joining in motions to reopen proceedings. You (or your legal representative) may also submit requests for PD to OPLA.
Can I Still Submit a Request for PD?
OPLA attorneys will review cases during the normal course of business to determine whether and how to exercise PD. Consequently, you are not required to submit a PD request for OPLA to exercise PD in your case.
If you would like to submit a request for PD, however, you (or your legal representative) should follow the guidance below. Any requests for OPLA to exercise PD in your case should be submitted as early in the removal process as possible.
Format for PD Requests
OPLA does not require your PD request to follow any strict format. However, any PD request should include the type of PD being sought, along with the circumstances that you want the OPLA attorneys to consider in their assessment.
OPLA welcomes assistance from the private immigration bar and pro bono groups to aid unrepresented noncitizens in the submission of PD requests.
Fees or Filing Charges
OPLA does not charge a filing or application fee to receive, process, or consider PD requests. Therefore, you are not required to pay a fee when submitting a request for the exercise of PD.
An attorney or legal representative may charge you a fee for helping to prepare your request for PD, but no part of that fee is paid to the U.S. Government. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review’s website includes additional information about how to report an attorney or legal representative who you suspect may be engaged in criminal, unethical, or unprofessional conduct. You may also report fraud by non-attorneys to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission or to your state Consumer Protection Office.
Criminal Background Checks
OPLA will generally not agree to the administrative closure or dismissal of removal proceedings in the absence of a current criminal history check. If DHS does not have a record of your biometrics or fingerprints, OPLA may notify you or your legal representative, and direct that you submit a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) fingerprint-based background check before a final PD decision can be made in your case. If DHS has a record of your biometrics or fingerprints, OPLA will probably not insist that you submit an FBI fingerprint-based background check. However, the submission of an FBI fingerprint-based background check with a PD request may facilitate a quicker final decision, even for those individuals who have previously had their biometrics collected by DHS.
OPLA Field Location (OFL) Map
OFL Email Addresses for PD Requests
Below are the email addresses for each OFL that you (or your legal representative) should use when requesting PD in your case. Some OFLs may prefer to receive PD requests via ICE eService. You (if you are unrepresented or “pro se”) or your legal representative may register for ICE eService here. If you have questions about how to submit a PD request, please contact your local OFL.
Main Field Location | Sub-Office | Email Address for PD Requests |
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Atlanta | ICE-OPLA-ATL-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Charlotte | ICE-OPLA-ATL-CLT-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Stewart | ICE-OPLA-ATL-SDC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Summit | ICE-OPLA-ATL-SFB-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Baltimore | ICE-OPLA-BAL-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Hyattsville | ICE-OPLA-BAL-HYA-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Boston | ICE-OPLA-BOS-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Hartford | ICE-OPLA-BOS-HAR-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Buffalo | ICE-OPLA-BUF-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Batavia | ICE-OPLA-BUF-BTV-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Chicago | ICE-OPLA-CHI-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Kansas City | ICE-OPLA-CHI-KAN-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Dallas | ICE-OPLA-DAL-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Denver | ICE-OPLA-DEN-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Salt Lake City | ICE-OPLA-DEN-SLC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Detroit | ICE-OPLA-DET-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Cleveland | ICE-OPLA-DET-CLE-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
El Paso | ICE-OPLA-ELP-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Honolulu | ICE-OPLA-HHW-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Houston | ICE-OPLA-HOU-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Conroe | ICE-OPLA-HOU-CON-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Los Angeles | ICE-OPLA-LOS-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Adelanto | ICE-OPLA-LOS-ADE-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Las Vegas | ICE-OPLA-LOS-LVG-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
North Los Angeles | ICE-OPLA-LOS-NLA-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Santa Ana | ICE-OPLA-LOS-SAA-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Van Nuys | ICE-OPLA-LOS-VNS-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Miami | ICE-OPLA-MIA-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Broward Transitional Center | ICE-OPLA-MIA-BTC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Krome | ICE-OPLA-MIA-KSPC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands | ICE-OPLA-MIA-PR-VI-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Minneapolis-St. Paul | ICE-OPLA-SPM-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
New Orleans | ICE-OPLA-NOL-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Jena | ICE-OPLA-NOL-JNA-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Memphis | ICE-OPLA-NOL-MEM-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Oakdale | ICE-OPLA-NOL-OAK-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
New York City | ICE-OPLA-NYC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Hudson Valley | ICE-OPLA-NYC-IHV-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Varick | ICE-OPLA-NYC-VRK-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Newark | ICE-OPLA-NEW-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Elizabeth | ICE-OPLA-NEW-ELZ-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Orlando | ICE-OPLA-ORL-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Philadelphia | ICE-OPLA-PHI-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
York | ICE-OPLA-PHI-YRK-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Phoenix | ICE-OPLA-PHO-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Eloy | ICE-OPLA-PHO-EDC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Florence | ICE-OPLA-PHO-FLO-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Tucson | ICE-OPLA-PHO-TUC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
San Antonio | ICE-OPLA-SNA-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Harlingen | ICE-OPLA-SNA-HLG-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Pearsall | ICE-OPLA-SNA-STIPC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Port Isabel | ICE-OPLA-SNA-PIDC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
San Diego | ICE-OPLA-SND-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
El Centro | ICE-OPLA-SND-ELC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Otay Mesa | ICE-OPLA-SND-OTM-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
San Francisco | ICE-OPLA-SFR-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Sacramento | ICE-OPLA-SFR-SAC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Seattle | ICE-OPLA-SEA-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Portland | ICE-OPLA-SEA-POO-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Tacoma | ICE-OPLA-SEA-TAC-PD@ice.dhs.gov | |
Washington, D.C. | ICE-OPLA-WAS-PD@ice.dhs.gov |
PD Email Limited Data Security Waiver
Those engaging in email exchange with OPLA’s PD email addresses acknowledge and agree to a limited waiver of data security that shall only attach to the electronic service and transmittal of documents that may contain sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII). Senders to the email addresses should be aware, however, that ICE cannot ensure that information transmitted outside of the DHS network will remain secure during transmission. This waiver applies to both your receipt of information transmitted by ICE and the transmission of information from you to ICE. Please also be advised that (1) from the time information leaves the DHS network until receipt by your email system and (2) during the time that information is being transmitted by your email system to the DHS network, the information contained within the email, including but not limited to SPII, is not necessarily secure against interception. You are strongly encouraged to encrypt any documents containing SPII prior to sending it to OPLA via email and to send passwords under separate email. By participating in use of the PD email addresses, you expressly agree to assume the risk that SPII may be intercepted during transmission to or from the DHS network and, as a result, be obtained by or disclosed to third-parties.
Prosecutorial Discretion (PD) Requests for Certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Recipients with Orders of Removal or Deportation
Consistent with its PD practices, the ICE Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) may consider filing a Joint Motion to Reopen and unopposed Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice for certain TPS recipients who have been ordered removed or deported from the United States and are seeking to apply (or have applied) for lawful permanent residence with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. More information on which cases of TPS recipients may be eligible for this type of PD can be found here.
If you believe you may be eligible for this type of PD, then you may submit a PD request to your local OPLA Field Location using the applicable local procedures available on OPLA’s How to Submit a PD Request page. OPLA’s Field Locations are aware that they may be receiving this type of PD request and are prepared to process these cases accordingly.
As indicated above, there is no fee to ask that OPLA consider your case for this potential exercise of PD, and you are not required to have a lawyer if you want to make a PD request directly with OPLA. However, you may consult with a legal representative of your choosing. And, while the government does not provide legal representation, a list of free or low-cost service providers is available here.
Solicitudes de Discrecionalidad Procesal (PD) para Ciertos Destinatarios del Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) con Órdenes de Remoción o Deportación
De acuerdo con sus prácticas de PD, la Oficina del Asesor Legal Principal (OPLA) de ICE puede considerar presentar una Moción Conjunta para Reabrir y una Moción sin oposición para Desestimar sin Perjuicio para ciertos beneficiarios de TPS a quienes se les ordenó retirar o deportar de los Estados Unidos y desean solicitar (o han solicitado) la residencia permanente legal con los Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los EE. UU. Puede encontrar más información sobre los casos elegibles para los beneficiarios de TPS para este tipo de PD, aquí.
Si usted cree que puede ser elegible para este tipo de PD, puede enviar una solicitud de PD a su Ubicación de Campo local de OPLA utilizando el procedimiento local aplicable disponible en la página Cómo Someter una Solicitud de PDde OPLA. Las Ubicaciones de Campo de OPLA son conscientes de que pueden estar recibiendo este tipo de solicitud de PD y están preparadas para procesar estos casos según correspondan.
Como se indicó anteriormente, no se necesita pagar ninguna tarifa para solicitar que OPLA considere su caso para el posible ejercicio de PD, y no es necesario que tenga un abogado si desea realizar una solicitud de PD directamente con OPLA. Sin embargo, puede consultar con un representante legal de su elección. Y, aunque el gobierno no brinda representación legal, hay una lista disponible de proveedores de servicios gratuitos o de bajo costo aquí.
နိုင်ငံမှဖယ်ရှားရန်အမိန့် သို့မဟုတ် ပြည်နှင်ဒဏ်အမိန့်များရှိသည့် အချို့သော အကာအကွယ် ပေးထားသည့်အနေအထား (TPS) ရရှိထားသူများအပေါ် အရေးယူရန်မယူရန် ကိုယ်ပိုင်ဆုံးဖြတ်ခွင့် (PD) တောင်းဆိုချက်များ
အရေးယူရန်မယူရန် ကိုယ်ပိုင်ဆုံးဖြတ်ခွင့် (PD) အလေ့အထများနှင့်အညီ ဥပဒေရေးရာ အဓိက အကြံပေး (OPLA) ၏ ICE ရုံးသည် အမေရိကန် ပြည်ထောင်စုမှ ဖယ်ရှားရန် သို့မဟုတ် ပြည်နှင်ဒဏ် ပေးရန် အမိန့်ချမှတ်ခံထားရပြီး၊ အမေရိကန်ပြည်ထောင်စု နိုင်ငံသားခံယူမှုနှင့် လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေး ဝန်ဆောင်မှုများဌာန၌ တရားဝင် ရာသက်ပန်နေထိုင်ဖို့ လျှောက်ထားရန် ကြိုးပမ်းနေသည့် (သို့မဟုတ် လျှောက်ထားပြီးသည့်) အကာအကွယ်ပေးထားသည့် အနေအထား (TPS) ရရှိထားသူအချို့အတွက် အမှုပြန်ဖွင့်ပေးရန် ပူးတွဲတောင်းဆိုမှုပြုခြင်းနှင့် အမှုကို ကန့်ကွက်ချက်မရှိ ယာယီပယ်ချရန် စဉ်းစားနိုင်ပါသည်။ မည်သည့် TPS လက်ခံရရှိသူများ၏အမှုများမှ ဤ PD မျိုးနှင့် အကြုံးဝင်သည် ဟူသည့်အကြောင်း အချက်အလက်များကို ဤနေရာတွင် တွေ့နိုင်ပါသည်။
သင်သည် ဤ PD အမျိုးအစားအတွက် အရည်အချင်းပြည့်မီသည်ဟု ယုံကြည်ပါက၊ OPLA တောင်းဆိုမှုလုပ်ငန်းစဉ် PD စာမျက်နှာရှိ လုပ်ထုံးလုပ်နည်းများကို အသုံးပြု၍ ဒေသဆိုင်ရာ OPLA တွဲဖက်ထံသို့ PD တောင်းဆိုချက်ကို ရိုးရှင်းစွာ တင်ပြပါ။ ဒေသခံ OPLA ရုံးခွဲများက ၎င်းတို့သည် ဤ RFP တောင်းဆိုချက်ပုံစံကို လက်ခံရရှိနိုင်ပြီး အဆိုပါကိစ္စရပ်များကို လျော်ညီစွာ ကိုင်တွယ်ရန် ပြင်ဆင်နေကြောင်း အကြံပြုအပ်ပါသည်။
အထက်တွင်ဖော်ပြထားသည့်အတိုင်း OPLA သို့ PD အဆိုပြုချက်ကို အပြည့်အ၀ အခမဲ့တင်သွင်းနိုင်ပြီး PD တောင်းဆိုချက်ကို OPLA သို့တိုက်ရိုက်တင်ပြရန် ရှေ့နေတစ်ဦးကို ငှားရမ်းရန် သင့်တာဝန်မဟုတ်ပါ။ သို့သော် သင်နှစ်သက်ရာ အေးဂျင့်နှင့် တိုင်ပင်နိုင်ပါသည်။ ထို့အပြင်၊ အစိုးရက တရားဝင် ကိုယ်စားမပြုသော်လည်း၊ ဤနေရာတွင် ဝင်ရောက်ကြည့်ရှုနိုင်သော အခမဲ့ သို့မဟုတ် လျှော့စျေး ဝန်ဆောင်မှုပေးသည့် ဝန်ဆောင်မှုပေးသူများစာရင်း ရှိပါသည်။
Demann pou pwokirè a aji selon volonte l (Prosecutorial Discretion, PD) nan kad pousuit kont kèk benefisyè sitiyasyon pwoteksyon tanporè (Temporary Protected Status, TPS) ki anba yon lòd ekspilsyon oswa yon lòd depòtasyon
Konfòmeman avèk pratik li yo nan zafè PD, Biwo Konseye Legal Prensipal ICE (Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, OPLA) ka anvizaje depoze yon rekèt konjwent pou relouvri yon pwosedi ak yon rekèt pou anile yon pwosedi san prejidis ki pa jwenn opozisyon pou kèk kalite benefisyè TPS ki anba yon lòd ekspilsyon oswa anba yon lòd depòtasyon nan peyi Etazini e ki ta renmen aplike (oswa ki gentan aplike) pou rezidans pèmanan legal nan Sèvis Sitwayènte ak Imigrasyon peyi Etazini (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services). W ap jwenn plis enfòmasyon sou kalite benefisyè TPS ki ka kalifye pou jan de PD sa a isit la.
Si w panse ou gen dwa kalifye pou jan de PD sa a, ou ka depoze yon demann PD nan biwo OPLA lokal ou a nan suiv pwosedi lokal la ki disponib sou paj Kijan pou voye yon demann PD sou sitOPLA a. Biwo lokal OPLA yo gen tan konnen yo gen dwa resevwa jan de demann PD sa a epi yo pare pou yo egzamine ka sa yo.
Jan sa endike anwo a, pa gen okenn kòb pou peye pou mande OPLA egzamine demann PD ou a, lèfini ou pa oblije gen avoka pou depoze yon demann PD dirèkteman nan OPLA. Sepandan, ou gen posiblite pou konsilte yon reprezantan legal ou chwazi. Epitou, byenke gouvènman an pa bay moun reprezantan legal, ou ka jwenn yon lis prestatè sèvis ki gratis oswa ki bon mache isit la.
Requêtes de discrétion (PD) en matière de poursuites concernant certains bénéficiaires du statut de protection temporaire (TPS) faisant l'objet d'un ordre de renvoi ou d'expulsion
Conformément à ses pratiques relatives aux PD, le Bureau du conseiller juridique principal (OPLA) de l'ICE est susceptible d'envisager le dépôt d'une requête conjointe de réouverture et d'une requête sans opposition de rejet sans préjudice pour certains bénéficiaires de TPS ayant fait l'objet d'un ordre de renvoi ou d'expulsion des États-Unis et cherchant à demander (ou ayant demandé) la résidence permanente légale auprès des services de citoyenneté et d'immigration des États-Unis. Vous trouverez plus de détails sur les cas de bénéficiaires du TPS susceptibles de bénéficier de ce type de DP ici.
Si vous estimez être éligible à ce type de PD, vous pouvez soumettre une demande de PD à votre Bureau Local d'OPLA en utilisant la procédure locale applicable, accessible sur la page Comment soumettre une demande de PD d'OPLA. Les Bureaux Locaux d'OPLA sont conscients qu'ils peuvent recevoir ce type particulier de demande de PD et sont prêts à traiter ces cas en conséquence.
Comme mentionné ci-dessus, il n'y a pas de frais pour demander à l'OPLA de prendre en considération votre cas en vue de cet exercice potentiel d'un PD, et rien ne vous oblige à avoir un avocat si vous souhaitez faire une demande de PD directement avec OPLA. Toutefois, vous pouvez consulter un représentant légal de votre choix. Et, bien que le gouvernement ne fournisse aucune représentation juridique, une liste de prestataires de services gratuits ou à faible coût est disponible ici.
निष्कासन वा निर्वासनको आदेश पाएका अस्थायी संरक्षित स्थिति (TPS) प्राप्तकर्ताहरूको लागि अभियोजन विवेक (PD) अनुरोधहरू
PD अभ्यासलाई निरन्तरता दिदै प्रमुख कानुनी सल्लाहकार (OPLA) को आई सी ई कार्यालयले संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाबाट हटाइएका वा देश निकाला गरिएका निश्चित TPS प्राप्तकर्ताहरू जसले अमेरिकी नागरिकता को लागि कानुनी रुपमा स्थायी बसोबासको र अध्यागमन सेवाहरु को लागि आवेदन दिने (वा आवेदन दियिसकेका छन्) का लागि कुनै पूर्वाग्रह बिना नै पुन: खोल्नको लागि संयुक्त प्रस्ताव र अविरोध प्रस्ताव दर्ता गर्न विचार गर्न सक्छ। यस प्रकारको PD को लागि कुन TPS प्राप्तकर्ताहरू योग्य हुन सक्छन् भन्ने बारे थप जानकारी यहाँ पाउन सक्नुहुन्छ।
यदि तपाईं यस प्रकारको PD को लागि योग्य हुनुहुन्छ भन्ने विश्वास गर्नुहुन्छ भने, OPLA PD अनुरोध प्रक्रिया पृष्ठमा रहेको प्रक्रियाहरू प्रयोग गरी स्थानीय OPLA सम्बद्धलाई PD अनुरोध पेश गर्नुहोस्। स्थानीय OPLA शाखाहरूलाई सल्लाह दिइन्छ कि उनीहरूले यो RFP अनुरोध फारम प्राप्त गर्न सक्छन् र तदनुसार यी मामिलाहरू ह्यान्डल गर्न तयार छन्।
माथि उल्लेख गरिए अनुसार, यो OPLA मा PD प्रस्ताव पेश गर्न पूर्ण रूपमा स्वतन्त्र छ र OPLA लाई सीधै PD अनुरोध पेश गर्नका लागि वकिल नियुक्त गर्ने तपाईंको जिम्मेवारी होइन। यद्यपि, तपाईं आफ्नो रोजाइको एजेन्टसँग परामर्श गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ। र, यद्यपि सरकारले कानुनी प्रतिनिधित्व प्रदान गर्दैन, यहाँ पहुँचयोग्य निःशुल्क वा कम लागत सेवाहरू प्रदान गर्ने प्रदायकहरूको सूची छ।
طلبات السلطة الاستنسابية للادعاء لمتلقين معينين لـ"وضع الحماية المؤقت" (TPS) ممن صدر ضدهم أوامر بالإبعاد أو الترحيل
اتساقاً مع ممارسات السلطة الاستنسابية للادعاء، قد ينظر مكتب المستشار القانوني الرئيسي التابع لوكالة إنفاذ قوانين الهجرة والجمارك في تقديم التماس مشترك لإعادة طرح والتماس غير معترض عليه لصرف النظر دون تحييز لبعض المستفيدين من وضع الحماية المؤقتة الذين أُمر بإبعادهم أو ترحيلهم من الولايات المتحدة ويسعون إلى تقديم طلب (أو قاموا بتقديم طلب) للحصول على إقامة دائمة قانونية لدى دائرة خدمات الجنسية والهجرة الأمريكية . ويمكن الاطلاع هنا على مزيد من المعلومات عن الحالات التي يمكن أن تكون فيها الجهات المستفيدة من وضع الحماية المؤقتة مؤهلة للحصول على هذا النوع من طلبات السلطة الاستنسابية للادعاء.
إذا كنت تعتقد بأنك مؤهل لهذا النوع من السلطة الاستنسابية للادعاء، فعليك أن تقدم طلب للسلطة الاستنسابية للادعاء إلى مكتب المستشار القانوني الرئيسي الميداني المحلي الخاص بك باستخدام الإجراءات المحلية اللائمة المتاحة على صفحة " كيفية تقديم طلب للسلطة الاستنسابية للادعاء " التابعة لمكتب المستشار القانوني الرئيسي. وتدرك المواقع الميدانية التابعة لمكتب المستشار القانوني الرئيسي إمكانية تلقيها هذا النوع من الطلبات، وهي مستعدة لمعالجة هذه الحالات وفقاً لذلك.
وكما ذُكر أعلاه، لن يطلب مكتب المستشار القانوني الرئيسي أي رسوم للنظر في قضيتك فيما يتعلق بطلب السلطة الاستنسابية للادعاء، ولا يتطلب عليك أن يكون لديك محام إذا أردت تقديم طلب السلطة الاستنسابية للادعاء مباشرةً مع مكتب المستشار القانوني الرئيسي. لكن، يمكنك التشاور مع ممثل قانوني من اختيارك. وبينما لا توفر الحكومة تمثيلاً قانونياً، تتوفر هنا قائمة بمقدمي الخدمات المجانية أو منخفضة التكلفة.