The following instructions are meant for DACA recipients who are interested in applying to our California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program.

In order to ensure that you are safe to travel abroad, before applying for an Advance Parole travel permit, we advise you to call the U.S. Immigration Court Automated Hotline to check if you have any previous deportation orders or pending immigration cases on your record.

How to find out if you have an order of deportation or any immigration holds?

It is extremely important to check before proceeding with Advance Parole if you have a:

  • Prior unauthorized re-entries where you might have been finger-printed (this can trigger the 3-year or 10-year bar)
  • Prior removal or deportation order(s). This is critically important because even though you may have been approved for DACA and/or Advance Parole, you could still be denied entry by CBP upon arrival to the U.S.
  • Any other immigration-related record that may jeopardize your safe re-entry

Call the U.S. Immigration Court Automated hotline, as follows:

  1. Dial:  1-800-898-7180
  2. When prompted, select #1
  3. When prompted, enter the 9-digit “A” number (or Alien Number); which is found on your DACA Card as the USCIS#
  4. Then select 1 to confirm the number or 2 to re-enter.
  5. After you confirm, the automated system should indicate if they have a match on record for the entered A-number. You want to hear that they cannot match your number in the system at this time,  this means you do not have a pending case, or order of deportation with the U.S. Immigration Court.

DISCLAIMER: The U.S. Immigration Court Automated hotline is meant to be used to check immigration-related cases only.  If you have been charged with a felony, misdemeanor, DUI, arrest, pending a court appearance, or any other outstanding criminal record, we advise that you consult with an immigration attorney before applying for Advance Parole and/or traveling abroad.

Re-entry to the U.S. is not guaranteed even if you have an active DACA status and an approved Advance Parole Permit, given that your re-entry is up to the discretion of the Customs Border Protection (CBP) Officer at the port of entry.  Furthermore, all of the circumstances above will most-likely show up on CBP’s system at the border, and could trigger a secondary inspection, detention, and/or deportation.

 

Last updated on: 01-14-2021