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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – So far, determination are nary confirmed ICE raids successful Fresno County, but a section migration lawyer says ICE agents are detaining radical erstwhile they amusement up for scheduled tribunal cases.
Attorney George Rios confirms that a fewer of his clients person been detained. He's present moving to get them retired connected enslaved oregon astatine slightest instrumentality them immoderate of their belongings.
Just past Friday, Rios says his lawsuit was picked up by ICE erstwhile helium showed up for his tribunal proceeding successful Fresno. He said legally, his lawsuit was not eligible to beryllium taken into custody.
"He was complying with the conditions of his conviction, not a transgression that makes him removable oregon deportable. He has a process already pending. He's waiting connected a last determination connected a U visa. He's really been granted deferred enactment by USCIS," Rios explained.
Rios says Fresno ICE agents detained him, but his lawsuit was past transferred to different holding facility. "The absorbing happening astir that is I cognize he's there. I'm expected to talk to him this week, but helium doesn't travel up successful the ICE detainee locator system," helium said.
Rios says it usually takes a time oregon 2 for detainees to beryllium processed into the system. His client, however, has been determination for astir a week now, and helium can't find a grounds of it.
Rios says that helium has bully connection with the Fresno ICE Office, but helium doesn't person the aforesaid acquisition with different facilities.
"You're sending four, five, six, seven, eight, 9 emails, and nobody's ever reaching retired to you. You're calling each fig you have, and cipher is answering. And that besides tries to nonstop a connection to our clients that there's nary constituent successful getting an lawyer due to the fact that we're not going to speech to them anyway, and past we're conscionable going to extremity up deporting you," Rios said.
He believes migration agents privation to scare his clients into reasoning their concern is hopeless. If they amusement up successful court, they could beryllium detained. If they don't amusement up retired of fear, the migration justice tin bid their removal for not appearing. And they could beryllium picked up astatine location oregon adjacent astatine work.
"More often than not, having an lawyer connected your lawsuit tin marque a difference," Rios said.
Rios suggests bringing an migration lawyer with you to immoderate ineligible proceeding. While they can't forestall you from being detained, an lawyer tin guarantee your rights are protected. "They besides person a close to owed process. There's a process that the authorities needs to beryllium pursuing successful bid to get to that point," helium added.
While helium understands the fear, helium wants to nonstop a connection of encouragement. If you are eligible for citizenship, helium says that each day, radical are being granted greenish cards.
