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Hello! I'd like to ask two things.

Asked on Apr 13th, 2016 on Immigration - Connecticut
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I am currently living here in the US, I want to go back to my country Mexico, but because I am an undocumented Immigrant I do not know if when I try to go back, immigration or any other US agency is is going to take me (arrest me right there for not being here with the proper documentation, I would like to know if in airports immigration do not let people leave right away or something for being an immigrant. I also would like to know that I want to do the right things and someday in the future I would like to come back for I do not know if I will be able due the fact that I was already here once illegally. Thank you.
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Most undocumented individuals are able to depart without issue. However, I have heard of individuals being detained and subject to an order of removal. You should retain proof of your return to Mexico including your travel itinerary, boarding passes, and passport stamps. It will be important if you wish to return in the future. Assuming you are over 18 and have been unlawfully present in the United States for at least a year, you will be subject to a ten-year bar to admission. This bar begins to run from the day you depart. You would need a waiver to return in less than ten years.
Answered on Apr 13th, 2016 at 3:37 PM

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