Does an illegal alien who has defied a voluntary deportation order have the same rights as a US citizen in housing courts?

Answer 1

Absolutely not! The person has broken the law and will be arrested by the INS and deported. Whether or not this person may have an appeal can only be decided by an attorney who specializes in immmigration law.

It would seem the above answer is off topic. An illegal immigrant is not automatically deported upon presenting themselves to a court or other government office, (though they may be automatically deported when presenting themselves to Immigration authorities). Moreover, in terms of housing law, an illegal immigrant has the same rights as anyone else in regards to buying or selling a home, and terms of landlord and tennant law, a tennant who is an illegal immigrant is subject to the terms of the lease like anyone else. The landlord is also fully bound by the lease and must file the same eviction procedure for an illegal immigrant as they would need to file for anyone else.

Bigotry aside, the disadvantages of being an illegal immigrant are mostly limited to being able to get official documents.

Yes.

The foreign national's immigration status is a different issue than the one that is being cited in the question.

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The above answer is incorrect. An illegal immigrant has no rights in this country. The courts can and do detain suspected illegals. Especially in the southern states. It has recently become very dangerous for landlords to lease to illegals, they will now face very stiff penalties for doing so. They do not need to go through the courts to evict an illegal, they only have to give 7 days notice and the sheriff will remove anyone remaining in the residents. It may not seem fair, but most Americans think illegal immigration isn't fair. That is just the price of breaking the law. And, yes, just by being here illegally, you are a criminal.

The above answer is incorrect. Whether someone is an illegal alien or not, an housing court is an housing court and unless it had a bearing on the case at hand it is not relevant! If the matter is a housing matter, the judge in that court is not interested in debating whether a person is a criminal, illegal alien or anything else. The judge will rule on the matter in hand and its relevance to the case. A judge can choose to act on any information brought up in court and report it to Law Enforcement. Secondly, an illegal immigrant does have rights in the USA contrary to what the above person says. That is absolutely ridiculous to say an illegal alien has no rights, they may have limited rights as opposed to legal citizens but they are still protected by the laws of the USA.

This is kind of a hit and miss. The validity of your status has no bearing upon the matter before the court and would most likely not concern them. Can the person you are going to court against inform ICE of your illegal status. They sure could. If they did ICE will run your name before deciding whether to come get you or not. If they run your name and find the deportation order I am pretty sure they would take the time to send some one as they know when and where your going to show up making it really easy for them. Since the deportation order is in effect it is just a matter of grabbing you and putting you on a plane. If the person you are going to court against does not know that you are illegal then you probably have nothing to worry about.