Documents in United States

Documents Definition

The deeds, agreements, title papers, letters, receipts, and other written instruments used to prove a fact. In Civil Law. Evidence delivered in the forms established by law, of whatever nature such evidence may be. The term is. however, applied principally to the testimony of witnesses. Savigny, Hist. Rom. Law, § 165.

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Charging Document in Immigration Law

In this area of law, Charging Document means: The document that orders an alien to appear before an Immigration Judge. Immigration Court proceedings begin when the Department of Homeland Security mails or delivers the charging document to the alien and files it with the Immigration Court. In general, the charging document states why the Department of Homeland Security believes the alien should be deported from the United States. The charging document in removal proceedings is called the Notice to Appear (Form I-862).

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