Possession of Controlled Substance: DHS Burden In Removal Proceeding
Author: Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova
Removal proceeding is a government initiated procedure to “send” somebody who is not a citizen to their home country or the country designated by the government. The other name for these proceedings is exclusion or deportation proceedings (the name actually depends on the time when the proceedings were initiated, as the name has changed as the laws changed).