Firm Update No. 2026-01本所动态 2026-01 号
Removal Avoided: Voluntary Departure Obtained Before Any Merits Ruling to Keep the Path Home Through a U.S. Citizen Spouse避免遣返：在实体裁决前取得自愿离境，保留通过美国公民配偶回美的途径
- Practice领域
- Immigration移民法
- Jurisdiction管辖
- Immigration Court, Texas德克萨斯州移民法庭
- Our role本所角色
- Counsel to the respondent被申请人律师
- Status进展
- Pre-conclusion voluntary departure granted in lieu of removal, Jan. 20, 2026; bond posted and compliance filed2026年1月20日获准结案前自愿离境以代替遣返；已缴保证金并提交合规通知
IFacts事实
The client entered the United States without inspection, was placed in removal proceedings and applied for asylum. While the case was pending she married a U.S. citizen, who petitioned for her, and they had a U.S. citizen child. Because she had entered without inspection, she could not obtain a green card inside the United States; her family path ran through an immigrant visa abroad, which a removal order would nearly close.当事人无证入境后被置于遣返程序，并申请庇护。案件审理期间，她与一名美国公民结婚，丈夫为其提出亲属移民申请，两人育有一名美国公民子女。由于系无证入境，她无法在美国境内取得绿卡；她的亲属移民途径须经海外移民签证，而遣返令将几乎堵死这条路。
IIFilings, Hearings and Decisions程序经过
Venue and pleadings (2024 to 2025). The firm pleaded to the charge, obtained a work permit on the pending asylum application, moved venue to the court nearest her new home (granted April 2025), and filed an amended asylum application. Because the marriage took place during proceedings, it also asked USCIS to apply the bona fide marriage exemption.管辖及答辩（2024至2025年）。本所就指控作出答辩，基于待决庇护申请取得工作许可，将案件移至其新住所附近的法庭（2025年4月获准），并提交修订后的庇护申请。由于婚姻发生在程序期间，本所亦请求移民局适用真实婚姻例外。
Continuances and closure (September 2025 to January 2026). The firm asked for administrative closure so USCIS could decide the marriage petition and she could seek a provisional unlawful-presence waiver. The first request was denied for lack of documents; the refiled motion won a continuance for the birth of the child and the pending petition. A second continuance was denied in December 2025 because the motion did not state the waiver and consular plan. An amended motion stated that plan; DHS opposed, and on January 13, 2026 the judge denied closure under the 2024 regulations and Matter of Cahuec Tzalam, finding no showing of likely success on the waiver and an indefinite delay.延期及行政结案（2025年9月至2026年1月）。本所申请行政结案，以便移民局审理婚姻申请、当事人申请非法居留临时豁免。首次申请因缺少文件被拒；重新提交后，因孩子即将出生及申请待决获准延期。2025年12月第二次延期被拒，理由是动议未说明豁免及领事程序计划。修订动议说明了该计划；国土安全部反对，法官于2026年1月13日依2024年新规及Matter of Cahuec Tzalam拒绝行政结案，认定未证明豁免可能成功，且将造成不确定的拖延。
Individual hearing (January 20, 2026). The firm filed a pre-hearing brief, updated evidence and the husband's hardship statement, and renewed the request for closure. It then withdrew the asylum application before any ruling on the merits and requested pre-conclusion voluntary departure. The judge granted voluntary departure in lieu of removal: 120 days, a $500 bond, and surrender of her passport to DHS. Both sides waived appeal.大庭（2026年1月20日）。本所提交庭前理由书、最新证据及丈夫的困难陈述，并再次申请行政结案。随后，本所于任何实体裁决前撤回庇护申请，申请结案前自愿离境。法官批准以自愿离境代替遣返：期限120天，保证金500美元，护照交予国土安全部。双方均放弃上诉。
Compliance (January 2026). The bond was posted on January 28, 2026, two days before the deadline, and the firm filed a notice of compliance on January 29 asking the court to keep the voluntary departure order in force.履行条件（2026年1月）。保证金于2026年1月28日缴付，较期限提前两天；本所于1月29日提交合规通知，请求法院维持自愿离境令的效力。
IIIQuestions Presented争议问题
(1) Administrative closure under the 2024 regulations. (2) Continuances for a pending immediate-relative petition and the bona fide marriage exemption. (3) Eligibility for adjustment after entry without inspection, and the provisional unlawful-presence waiver. (4) Pre-conclusion voluntary departure, its bond and conditions, and the alternate order of removal. (5) Inadmissibility after removal versus voluntary departure.（1）2024年新规下的行政结案。（2）因待决直系亲属申请及真实婚姻例外而延期。（3）无证入境后的调整身份资格及非法居留临时豁免。（4）结案前自愿离境、其保证金及条件，以及替代遣返令。（5）遣返后的不可入境与自愿离境的区别。
IVRelevant Law相关法律
INA § 240B(a), (d), 8 U.S.C. § 1229c: pre-conclusion voluntary departure; alternate order of removal; failure to depart penaltiesINA § 240B(a), (d), 8 U.S.C. § 1229c：结案前自愿离境；替代遣返令；未按期离境的处罚
8 C.F.R. §§ 1240.26, 1003.18(c), 1003.29: voluntary departure bond; administrative closure; motion for continuance; good cause8 C.F.R. §§ 1240.26, 1003.18(c), 1003.29：自愿离境保证金；行政结案；延期审理动议；正当理由
INA § 212(a)(9)(A), (B): previously removed bar; unlawful presence bars; three-year and ten-year inadmissibilityINA § 212(a)(9)(A), (B)：曾被遣返禁入；非法居留禁入；三年及十年不可入境
8 C.F.R. § 212.7(e): provisional unlawful presence waiver; Form I-601A; extreme hardship; qualifying relative8 C.F.R. § 212.7(e)：临时非法居留豁免；I-601A表；极端困难；符合条件的亲属
INA § 204(g): marriage during proceedings; bona fide marriage exemption; clear and convincing evidenceINA § 204(g)：程序期间结婚；真实婚姻例外；明确且令人信服的证据
Matter of Cahuec Tzalam, 29 I&N Dec. 300 (BIA 2025): administrative closure; totality of the circumstances; regulatory factorsMatter of Cahuec Tzalam, 29 I&N Dec. 300 (BIA 2025)：行政结案；综合情况考量；法规列明因素
Matter of W-Y-U-, 27 I&N Dec. 17 (BIA 2017): administrative closure; primary consideration; opposing party's objectionMatter of W-Y-U-, 27 I&N Dec. 17 (BIA 2017)：行政结案；首要考量因素；对方当事人异议
VDisposition结果
On January 20, 2026 the Immigration Judge granted pre-conclusion voluntary departure in lieu of removal. The bond was posted and compliance filed, so no removal order was entered against the client.2026年1月20日，移民法官批准结案前自愿离境以代替遣返。保证金已缴付并已提交合规通知，未对当事人作出遣返令。
Client details are withheld to protect confidentiality. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.为保护客户隐私，相关信息已隐去。过往结果不保证类似案件的结果。