Some people have to check in regularly with ICE or ISAP as part of their case, and other people do not. If you entered the United States with a visa and you have never been detained by the U.S. government before, you most likely do not have ICE or ISAP check ins. If you entered the United States by crossing the
border and you were detained, or if you were detained some time after entering the United States, you may have ICE or ISAP check ins.
The Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) is an alternative to a detention program. If Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) determines that a person is eligible for bond or parole after being detained for an immigration violation, they will likely be sign up for ISAP. ICE contracts with agents to monitor ISAP participants using a variety of methods, including but not limited to: ankle tags, phone reports (landlines and cell phones), GPS tracking, and unannounced visits to participants’ homes.
An ISAP record is not a hearing. An ISAP check is a meeting with an ICE contracted agent to ensure you comply with the terms of your release. If you have any questions about the terms of your release, check the documents you were given when you were released from jail.
What should I do if I miss a check-in?
To repeat: You MUST attend your ISAP check-in as scheduled. However, if youdiscover that a record has been lost, immediately contact your representative or advocate and the ICE/ISAP office to address the issue. You should not wait for someone to contact you. If your ICE/ISAP representative, advocate, or office
cannot answer your call, please leave a voice message explaining that you want to make up for the loss of your record. Please try calling again the next business day until you have made contact and set up your next check-in.
If I have an ankle bracelet, how can I remove it?
There is no standard or formal process that you or an advocate can initiate to remove an ankle brace. The decision to remove an ankle brace is a decision that only ISAP makes on a case-by-case basis. That said, you do have the power toincrease the likelihood that ISAP will decide to remove the anklet. Every day that you comply with the terms of your release, including attending check-ins and updating ISAP of any changes to your address, etc., you build a stronger foundation for requesting removal of your anklet. After months or years of complying with ISAP, your representative/advocate will have persuasive arguments to request that ISAP consider removing the brace.
What happens if I feel harassed at my check-in?
You don’t deserve to be harassed. If you believe you were harassed at your check-in by an ISAP officer or agent, please contact your representative or advocate, who will contact an ISAP officer to report your experience.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that non-citizens can now reschedule or cancel their registration appointments directly through the ICE Appointment Scheduler. Previously, non-citizens had to reschedule or cancel their appointments over the phone or in person.
A typical client at ISAP would be a woman who entered as an asylum seeker. Instead of being held in detention, she was released with a gps tracking device on her ankle. You have regular weekly ISAP calls at a set time and must be home when the call comes and monthly in person. Sometimes you may even have a curfew. The biggest complaint we have about ISAP is the ankle bracelet. Customers say it’s uncomfortable. We’ve even had a client who had a bad reaction causing leg swelling due to the ankle bracelet.
How to exit the ISAP program
Many times, once the client has hired an attorney, filed their asylum application, turned their passport over to ICE, and has a future hearing date, we can ask ICE to remove the ankle bracelet and/or ISAP for end surveillance. We have generally been successful with this request. It is important that those in ISAP follow the rules so that they can then request removal of the ankle bracelet and to stop weekly monitoring.
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