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What is the Record of Proceedings (ROP) in Immigration Court?
If the government is trying to deport you or a family member, then it must file paperwork against you with an immigration court. There are over 60 immigration courts in the U.S. and the government must file with one of them.
When the government files with one of the immigration courts, it creates a record or folder. The immigration court calls this the “Record of Proceedings.” It is sometimes called the ROP for short.
The easiest way to understand it, is the ROP is everything the government has filed with the court as evidence to try to deport you.
For this reason, you need to know what the government is telling the judge about your case to defend yourself.
Can I get a copy of the Record of Proceedings (ROP) for my Court Case?
Yes, you have an absolute right to see what documents the government has filed with the immigration court. In fact, the government is supposed to mail you a copy of whatever it sent to the court.
Sometimes, however, the government doesn’t have your current address or the documents it filed gets lost. For this reason you can, and should, request a copy of your ROP directly from the immigration court.
How it Works
- Pay a one-time fee of $50.00
- Find out your alien number
- Answer a few simple questions
- We’ll email you a completed, signed form with all the instructions you need.
FAQ
- What’s in your immigration court file?
- Do I need a lawyer to get my immigration court file?
- Is the Record of Proceedings (ROP) important?
The ROP is extremely important. The ROP is the only thing an immigration judge considers when deciding whether the government can deport you.
Remember, the immigration judge doesn’t deport you, the government does. The immigration judge decides whether it’s legal for the government to remove you from the U.S.
For this reason, you need to know what the government is telling the judge about your case to defend yourself.
- What is the Record of Proceedings (ROP) in Immigration Court?
If the government is trying to deport you or a family member, then it must file paperwork against you with an immigration court. There are over 60 immigration courts in the U.S. and the government must file with one of them.
When the government files with one of the immigration courts, it creates a record or folder. The immigration court calls this the “Record of Proceedings.” It is sometimes called the ROP for short.
The easiest way to understand it, is the ROP is everything the government has filed with the court as evidence to try to deport you.
For this reason, you need to know what the government is telling the judge about your case to defend yourself.
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