Immigration Law in Delaware

This page covers immigration law as it applies in Delaware — the state and federal laws that govern it, filing deadlines, where to get help, and notable in-state decisions. For what immigration protects generally, see the national overview.

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Laws that govern immigration in Delaware

Delaware state law

Unemployment Compensation › Unemployment Compensation › General Provisions DE 19 § 19-3302
Cited in 1 court decisions on this topic's terms.
Organization, Powers, Jurisdiction and Operation of Courts › The Family Court of the State of Delaware › Procedure DE 10 § 10-1045
Criminal Procedure Generally › Fines, Costs, Penalties and Forfeitures › Sex Offender Management and Public Safety DE 11 § 11-4120
Prisons and Prisoners › Restraint of Pregnant Persons in Custody DE 11 § 11-6602
Delaware Criminal Code › Specific Offenses › Offenses Against the Person DE 11 § 11-787
Law-Enforcement Administration › Prohibited Police Practices DE 11 § 11-8402B

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Federal law

U.S. Constitution
The supreme law of the United States; its text and amendments guarantee core civil rights and liberties.
Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality
The U.S. Code title that houses these federal statutes.
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)
Foundation of modern U.S. immigration law. Substantially amended by the Hart-Celler Act (1965), IRCA (1986), and IIRIRA (1996). Codified at 8 U.S.C. ch. 12.
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Required employer verification (I-9), criminalized hiring unauthorized workers, and legalized about 2.7 million long-resident undocumented immigrants.
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Dramatically expanded grounds for removal and detention, narrowed relief from deportation, created expedited removal. Foundation of modern enforcement law.
Refugee Act of 1980
Created the modern U.S. refugee resettlement program and standardized asylum procedures. Amended the INA.
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
First comprehensive federal law to address human trafficking; created T and U visas. Codified at 22 U.S.C. ch. 78.

Where to go & how to get help

Government agencies and non-profit legal-help organizations for immigration in Delaware.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesagency
The federal agency that processes immigration applications, petitions, and benefit requests including green cards, work permits, naturalization, asylum, and DACA renewals.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)agency
Federal agency that processes immigration applications and petitions including green cards, work permits, citizenship, and asylum; Texas has multiple field offices and appointments are required to visit them.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesagency
Processes applications for immigration benefits — including green cards, work permits, asylum, and naturalization — and operates field offices in Miami, Tampa, and Jacksonville.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — Philadelphia Field Officeagency
Processes applications for green cards, naturalization, work authorization, and other immigration benefits for Pennsylvania residents; scheduled appointments are required.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesagency
The federal agency that processes immigration benefit applications — including green cards, work permits, asylum, and naturalization — and is the primary contact for people seeking to obtain or change immigration status.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesagency
The federal agency that adjudicates most immigration benefit applications, including green cards, work permits, asylum, and naturalization; Ohio residents are served by Application Support Centers in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati.
Executive Office for Immigration Review (U.S. Department of Justice)agency
The federal office that administers the U.S. immigration court system and the Board of Immigration Appeals; contact if you have received a Notice to Appear or have a removal hearing scheduled.
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) — U.S. Immigration Courtsagency
The Department of Justice office that operates the immigration courts where removal proceedings are heard and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that reviews immigration judge decisions on appeal.
Executive Office for Immigration Review — U.S. Department of Justiceagency
Administers the federal immigration court system; Florida immigration courts sit in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and at the Krome Detention Center.
Philadelphia Immigration Court — Executive Office for Immigration Reviewagency
The federal immigration court serving Pennsylvania where removal proceedings and asylum hearings are conducted.
Executive Office for Immigration Review — Cleveland Immigration Courtagency
The federal immigration court serving Ohio where removal proceedings, asylum hearings, and other contested immigration matters are decided before an immigration judge.
USA.gov — Find legal aid and free legal serviceslegal aid
Official U.S. government starting point for finding free or low-cost legal help and legal-aid programs near you.
Legal Services Corporation — Get legal helplegal aid
Locate the LSC-funded legal-aid organization that serves your county for civil (non-criminal) legal problems.
American Bar Association — Free Legal Help & Lawyer Referralbar referral
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USA.gov — State attorney generalagency
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Not legal advice. State-specific statutes, deadlines and procedures are being sourced and will appear here.