Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

A family member was recently pulled over for a traffic violation, and taken to jail. And a few hours later she said she was going to be turned over to immigration. What Should we do? should we hire lawyers?

She: married to USC and has two kids and pregnant. Any advice will be greatly appreciate this is in Austin Texas.

Thanks

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

Contact an attorney as soon as possible you basically don't have time to wait. Remind her not to sign anything unless counsel by an attorney. Aside from that why did the police officer arrest her?

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

She has no license and she owed a ticket from before

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

Ok so basically she had an arrest warrant?

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

Sounds like a bench warrant. Sucks dude. Get an attorney ASAP. And to not say a thing until the attorney shows up.

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

That's what am saying... You always have to pay your tickets no matter what because the worst thing that can happen is to get deported over a stupid 300 dollar or less ticket.

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

pretty much. i guess people are scared about the court finding out about their status. But, they just want their money. Plead guilty and pay up. They even let you get on a payment plan.

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

Do not sign anything.

Do not take any sort of plea deal.

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

Get a lawyer right away!! don't sign anything !!!!!!! how long has she been married to the USC? how come she hasn't applied for her green card?? im sorry about your friend and hopefully they won't deport her

Re: Family About To Be Deported !! Need Advice
 

My dad got pulled over during a check point and was sent to a immigration jail. I looked around El Paso , NM found couple lawyers (charged $1,500-2,500). Since he doesn't speak english, basically what does dogs did was try to get him to sign a voluntary deportation paper or some asswipe lawyer pretended to be his lawyer hired by his family, word is does bastards look for detainees who don't speak english pretend to be their lawyer and try to sign a contract with them, then charge couple grands and don't do crap. What I did was have the lawyer attend a hearing with the judge before the final court date ( supposedly first court don't mean jack and theres going to be several court before any action) get a bond, bring your family member home, then do what you can do to have him/her stay in US.

Good luck, but your family member have a low chance of getting deported, given her condition.
If she stayed in this f-ing country 10years or more and have no criminal record then its a bigger plus