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This guide is not intended to provide legal advice or serve as a substitute for legal counsel. The Florence Project is a nonprofit legal services organization and does not charge for its services to immigrant detainees in Arizona. This guide is copyright protected but can be shared and distributed widely to assist indigent immigrants around the country. All of our guides are available to download on our website:  \n[www.firrp.org](www.firrp.org. We kindly ask that you give)[. We kindly ask that you give](www.firrp.org. We kindly ask that you give) credit to the Florence Project if you are adapting the information in this guide into your own publication.  \nTable of Contents  \n1. Introduction  \n2. What is Adjustment of Status?  \na. What is a Visa?  \nb. Visas for Immediate Relatives  \nc. How Can My Family Member File an I-130 While I’m Detained?  \nd. What if I have a U.S. citizen girlfriend or boyfriend and I want to get married at the detention center? Could that help stop my deportation?  \n3. What else required for an adjustment of status case, besides an approved visa?  \na. Paying your 245(i) fees  \nb. Getting a Medical Exam  \n4. Going to Court  \na. Your first court hearings  \nb. Eligibility for “Adjustment of Status”  \nc. Filling out and turning in the application  \n5. Gathering Evidence  \n6. Preparing Your Testimony  \n7. Weighing the Evidence: The Judge’s Decision  \n8. Appendices  \nImportant Words to Know  \nImmigration Law has a lot of technical words. Here’s a list of some of the words you’ll see a lot in this guide and an short explanation of what they mean.  \n􀁸 Immigration Judge (“Judge”): this is the person who will make a decision about your case. He or she holds hearings in the courtroom and wears a black robe. This person doesn’t work for ICE. It’s her job to look at the facts of your case and apply the law fairly.  \n􀁸 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”): this is the  \nagency that has put you in deportation proceedings and is incharge of detaining you. ICE is part of the Department of Homeland Security, or “DHS.”  \n􀁸 Government Attorney: this is the lawyer who represents ICE when you go to your court hearings. He or she sits at the table next to you and also talks to the Judge. It’s usually this attorney’s job to ask the Judge to order you deported.  \n􀁸 Deportation: ICE has put you in deportation proceedings, which are also called “removal proceedings.” If the Judge orders you deported or “removed” from the United States, you will be sent back to the country where you are a citizen and will not be able to return legally to the U.S. for at least ten years.  \n􀁸 The Florence Project: this is a group of lawyers and legal assistants who provide free legal help to people without lawyers. 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