How to know if you have a deportation order in the United States? This is the number of Colombians at risk of being expelled
At this time, according to official data, There would be about 27,000 Colombians with deportation orders already issued by the United States that could be expelled immediately.
That according to statistics from the Immigration and Customs Control Service (or ICE for its acronym in English) that were collected after making a survey of the cases already resolved in the migratory courts of the country.
The number, It is worth clarifying, it is not of people who are already under the custody of the ICE or other authorities, but of individuals against which there is already a pending deportation order and that could well be under arrest or not.
According to the Institute for Migration Policies (MPI), what that means is that, from the ICE perspective they are the priority and the easiest to deport if the authorities manage to locate them or are already under arrest .
The number of Colombians, however, pales if compared to nationals from other countries.
ICE arrests in Florida. Photo:Ice.gov
The United States authorities would need to make 216 deportation flights to be able to repatriate that population.
According to MPI, There are currently 252,000 Mexicans, 253,000 Guatemalans, 204,000 Salvadorans and 262,000 Hondurans (almost one million people) in this same situation. That is, with deportation orders already awarded by the Migratory Courts.
The figure of 27,000 Colombians, of course, Does not include the total population of nationals who are living undocumented in the United States o Supporting some type of migratory procedure such as as an asylum or shelter request.
According to the calculation that MPI does, and that takes into account deportations already made, people who have voluntarily return and other factors, In the United States there would be about 350,000 Colombians living without papers.
That figure is only the balance corresponding to 2023 and that does not include the people who entered in 2024. According to the statistics of the Department of Internal Security (DHS for its acronym in English), That year there were meetings on the border with about 135,000 Colombians.
Colombians deported by the United States. Photo:Mauricio Moreno time
While some were immediately returned, others were allowed to enter the country while their cases were reviewed by the authorities and the courts.
In general terms, This undocumented population (350,000 plus those of 2024) would be the most exposed to be deported if they were arrested by the authorities.
Part of the new executive orders signed by President Donald Trump since he took the reins of the White House on January 20 was to give more power to ICE to expressly deport the undocumented people who are captured in the raids that have begun to take place throughout the country.
Returning to the figure of the 27,000 that already have deportation orders, The United States authorities would need to make 216 deportation flights to be able to repatriate that population.
The year in which more deportation flights have been made was 2022 when 184 aircraft with some 23,000 people were sent. That is, at that same rhythm it would take More than a year to return to this group of people and a cost of 32.5 million dollars (approximately) invoicing the necessary flight hours ($ 10,000 average per hour of flight).
Colombians deported from Panama. Photo:Migration Colombia.
How to know if you have a deportation order?
If you think you can have a deportation order, Curbelo Law firm recommends three steps to review it.
The first, and the simplest, It is to request immigration records in the United States. This request is made through the FOIA Law (A rule that guarantees access to federal information) and is done directly in migration courts.
Keep in mind, for example, that if you have advanced any asylum process in that country, the authorities give you a unique number with which you can consult your cases.
The second step to review your status is through the Executive Office for an immigration review (Eoir). In this case, you can call number 1 (800) 898-7180, follow the steps, enter the “foreigner number” (alien number) and verify your status.
Finally, if you do not appear before any migration cut, it is best to contact a lawyer.
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Keep in mind that, as soon as an unfavorable sentence and/or deportation order come out, which issues a migratory court, two things can happen. If the person is already detained, the process starts to be returned. Which depends largely on the availability of repatriation flights provided for your country of origin
Otherwise, the person’s lawyer is informed or notification is sent to the Residence Directorate. Keep in mind, yes, that there are other cases in which people do not usually go to appointments before the Cortes, so it must be verified if the deportation order has already been issued.
Sergio Gómez Maseri
El Tiempo correspondent
WASHINGTON
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