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Removal Proceedings / New York

Received a Notice to Appear in New York? Start with the Papers

A Notice to Appear, a hearing notice, and an Immigration Court order do different work. Begin with the title and issuing agency on each complete paper. Do not use a label alone to decide the status of a case.

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What is a Notice to Appear?

EOIR identifies Form I-862 as the Notice to Appear, a Department of Homeland Security charging document used in EOIR removal proceedings. It states allegations and charges made by DHS. Those allegations and charges are not an Immigration Judge's decision.

EOIR's current Policy Manual distinguishes delivery of the paper from filing it with the court. The manual states that removal proceedings begin when DHS files the Notice to Appear with the immigration court after service. Possessing a copy does not let this page establish whether court filing occurred or identify the current court record.

Paper sequence

Read later court notices separately

EOIR says a Notice to Appear may contain the first hearing information. If it does not, the immigration court sends a follow-up Notice of Hearing. EOIR says its case system provides limited information about certain cases, does not show every case or detail, and reflects new hearing information only after it is set. The absence of an online result does not establish that there is no case or hearing. Court notices remain the official source for case information.

  1. 01
    DHS paper

    Form I-862 is issued by DHS and may or may not contain hearing information.

  2. 02
    Immigration Court notice

    A later hearing notice is a separate court paper and should be kept with the NTA, not treated as the same document.

  3. 03
    Official record check

    Use the complete notices and contact the court handling the case if official hearing information needs clarification.

Private Immigration Court Paper Map

Choose the type printed on the paper

This local orientation tool identifies a paper category. It does not identify a case posture, interpret a document, recommend a response, or transfer an answer to the contact form.

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General information only. The orientation choice stays only in the open page. It is not saved, sent, placed in a URL, included in measurement, or added to the separate contact form. The map does not give legal advice, determine what paper controls, assess a case, identify an available filing, calculate a period, predict a result, or schedule an appointment.

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Representation

Representation in removal proceedings

You may be represented by counsel of your choosing who is authorized to practice. Section 1229a does not promise a government-paid lawyer. This page does not determine who may enter an appearance in a particular matter or whether the firm can accept it.

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What this guide cannot determine

  • Whether DHS filed a charging document with an immigration court or what the current record contains
  • Whether a charge is supported, what response is appropriate, or what form of relief or protection may exist
  • Whether a filing, motion, appeal, request, waiver, or other step is available or advisable
  • Any hearing, filing, response, appeal, or other period
  • Any outcome, detention issue, custody status, immigration consequence, or effect on another matter

This page provides general legal information, not legal advice. Using this website alone does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not delay action while using this page.

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Current starting points

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