This module provides information on how incarceration exposes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen to detection by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and potentially, to deportation.
- The willful failure to obey a state court order may result in a jail term.
- Incarceration exposes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen to detection by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and potentially, to deportation.
- Incarceration for any length of time can also serve as the basis for denying an immigrant many forms of benefits and relief from deportation.
- Whenever a family court litigant is arrested on a family court warrant or incarcerated due to family court contempt, they are exposed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a range of immigration consequences.
- Any undocumented immigrant or immigrant with legal status who is incarcerated AND has violated an order of protection or has certain criminal convictions may also be a priority for deportation.
