¿Puedo ser detenido y deportado, aunque tenga una visa válida?
Angelica Rice • August 25, 2022
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Desafortunadamente, la respuesta simple a esta pregunta es sí, y sucede todo el tiempo.
La mayoría de la gente piensa que tener una visa válida los hace inmunes a los problemas de inmigración y, en su mayor parte, es así. Sin embargo, hay ciertas circunstancias en las que incluso tener una visa válida no es suficiente para evitar que alguien sea enviado de regreso a su país de origen.
Lo que la mayoría de la gente no sabe es que, aún teniendo una visa válida, no usarla de la manera correcta, le puede traer consecuencias migratorias. Por ejemplo: si es nativo y ciudadano de las Bahamas, tiene una visa de turista válida, pero viene a los Estados Unidos y no pasa la aduana correctamente, corre el peligro de ser detenido por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) y ser enviado de regreso a las Bahamas. Debido a que el ciudadano de las Bahamas no ingresó por un puerto de entrada válido y no pasó la aduana de manera adecuada, ICE puede capturarlo, detenerlo y enviarlo de regreso a las Bahamas. Si esto sucede, el ciudadano de las Bahamas no solo perderá su visa, sino que tendrá una prohibición de regresar a los Estados Unidos durante cinco (5) años.
Para muchos de nosotros, esto parece injusto. "¡Tiene una visa válida!" diría la gente. ¿Hay alguna forma de evitar este escenario y salvarlo de estas graves consecuencias migratorias?
Dependiendo de la situación, puede haber una manera de evitar que ocurra la deportación. Una posibilidad es que la persona titular de la visa, pueda mostrar sus documentos, dejar claro su estatus, y solicitar que el oficial les permita “retirar su solicitud de admisión”. Aunque la persona no ingresó a través de un puerto de entrada válido, por la naturaleza de tener una visa, ha sido "admitida" de manera constructiva en los Estados Unidos. Si el oficial les permite retirar esta “admisión” voluntariamente, la persona podría simplemente regresar a su país sin consecuencias y luego volver a ingresar correctamente, utilizando su visa. Sin embargo, si se encuentra con un oficial que no es tan complaciente, la situación se vuelve más difícil de resolver. Además, cuando una persona que posee una visa se somete a procedimientos de deportación acelerada (un proceso mediante el cual los funcionarios de inmigración de bajo nivel pueden deportar rápidamente a ciertos no ciudadanos que son indocumentados o han cometido fraude o tergiversación), las cosas se vuelven más complicadas y se necesita/recomienda ayuda legal.
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