Post-Deportation Self-Assessment Guide

This guide is intended as a self-assessment resource for individuals who have previously been deported want to return legally to the United States. This guide provides general information about immigration law and and does not constitute legal advice.

This guide was originally prepared by the Post-Deportation Human Rights Project (PDHRP) in 2011 and was updated in 2023 by the National Immigration Project and Boston College's Center for Human Rights & International Justice.