Sp- Master Calendar Hearing (MCH) Vocab

Question 1

This is a continued preliminary hearing before immigration judge Sandra Kim

Answer 1

Esta es una audiencia preliminar aplazada ante la Juez de Migración Sandra Kim.

Question 2

Are you filing an I-130?

Answer 2

¿Está usted tramitando el formulario I-130?

Question 3

Respondent.

Answer 3

Parte compareciente, el compareciente, la compareciente.

Question 4

An asylum application on file

Answer 4

Una solicitud de asilo obra/consta en autos/su expediente.

Question 5

I will set for a hearing in about 9 months

Answer 5

Fijaré la fecha de la audiencia a llevarse a cabo en aproximadamente 9 meses.

Question 6

I will be happy to look at an adjustment

Answer 6

Con gusto consideraré una regularización migratoria.

Question 7

What is the translation of Homeland Security?

Answer 7

Instituto Nacional de Migración (localized to México), Secretaría de Protección a la Patria, Departamento de Seguridad Nacional

This term is extensively discussed on page 58 and in Lecture 3.

Question 8

How do you say ‘I will hold the hearing and you could be ordered removed to Honduras’ in Spanish?

Answer 8

Celebraré una audiencia y pueda que se ordene su expulsion a Honduras.

Question 9

What is the translation for ‘Make sure you file that form within 5 days from your change of address’?

Answer 9

Asegúrese de tramitar ese formulario dentro de los siguientes 5 días a partir de su cambio de dirección.

Question 10

What does ‘Case is adjourned’ translate to in Spanish?

Answer 10

Se levanta la sesión.

Question 11

I will waive their appearances for the next hearing

Answer 11

Dispensaré la comparecencia de ellos en la siguiente audiencia.

Question 12

Does your client have an asylum application pending?

Answer 12

¿Tiene su cliente una solicitud de asilo pendiente?

Question 13

It is not wise to do your own filings

Answer 13

No es prudente hacer sus propios trámites.

Question 14

That filing will start the clock.

Answer 14

El tramitarlo iniciará el plazo legal.

Question 15

What does ‘The respondent is appearing pro se’ mean?

Answer 15

La parte compareciente comparece/actúa en representación propia.

Question 16

What does ‘State your appearance for the record’ mean?

Answer 16

Preséntense para que consten en actas.

Question 17

What is the translation for ‘Do you swear or affirm that you are competent to interpret from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English, and that you will do so accurately and completely?’

Answer 17

¿Jura o protesta que usted está capacitada para interpretar del inglés al español y del español al inglés, y que lo hará fielmente y sin omisiones?

Question 18

What does ‘The Government asserts that you are in the US in violation of law’ mean?

Answer 18

La Secretaría de Gobernación afirma que usted está en Los Estados Unidos ilegalmente.

The translation of the term The Government is localized to México, according to Ley de Migración, Artículo 3, Fracción XXVI.

Question 19

What is mentioned about the localization of the term ‘The Government’?

Answer 19

On the next page please find the localization of the term The Government according to other countries.

Question 20

What is the purpose of the hearing?

Answer 20

The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether you are an alien.

El fin de esta audiencia es determinar si usted tiene la condición de extranjero.

Question 21

What must the Court determine regarding your status?

Answer 21

The Court must determine whether there are any provisions of law that would permit you to remain in the US permanently.

El Juez debe determinar si existen alguna disposiciones migratorias que le permitiría tener estancia en los Estados Unidos permanentemente.

Question 22

What will happen when you leave the US?

Answer 22

You will be leaving the US under an order of removal or an order of voluntary departure.

Usted saldrá de los Estados Unidos bajo una Orden de Expulsión* o una Orden de Retorno Voluntario.

Question 23

When will these questions be answered?

Answer 23

These questions will be answered after hearing all of the facts of the case.

Estas preguntas se responderán después de conocer todos los hechos que fundamentan la causa.

Question 24

What question is posed to Mr. Carlos Montero?

Answer 24

Mr. Carlos Montero, would you be willing to swear an oath to tell the truth?

Sr. Carlos Montero, ¿estaría dispuesto a prestar juramento de decir verdad?

Question 25

What does the court clerk provide?

Answer 25

The court clerk is providing you with a legal aid list of individuals and organizations that may be able to represent you at little or no cost. ## Footnote La actuaria judicial le proporciona una lista de personas y organismos de ayuda legal que lo puede representar legalmente a poco costo o gratuitamente.

Question 26

What should you be sure to get from that person?

Answer 26

Be sure to get that person’s business card. ## Footnote Asegúrese de solicitarle su tarjeta de presentación.

Question 27

What do you need to acknowledge regarding your decision?

Answer 27

Do you acknowledge that you are making this decision of your own free will, and that you have not been coerced in any way to forego your right to representation? ## Footnote ¿Certifica/Da fe que usted está tomando esta decisión bajo su libre albedrío y que no ha sido coaccionado de ninguna forma para que usted renuncie a su derecho a ser representado legalmente?

Question 28

I find that the respondent’s waiver of his right to an attorney has been given knowingly and voluntarily, and the Court will proceed with this hearing.

Answer 28

Determino que la renuncia hecha por la parte compareciente a tener asistencia legal ha sido manifestada libre y voluntariamente y que el Juez procederá con esta audiencia.

Question 29

What happens if you do not appear at the next hearing as ordered?

Answer 29

You will be ordered deported and removed from the United States. ## Footnote Si usted no comparece en la siguiente audiencia como se le ordenó, usted será deportado y expulsado de los Estados Unidos.

Question 30

What is the difference between Deportation and Exclusion?

Answer 30

Before April 1, 1997, there were Deportation proceedings (forced return or indefinite custody) and Exclusion proceedings (inadmissible to the country). After April 1, 1997, these were combined into one unified proceeding known as Removal.

Question 31

What must you show to avoid being penalized for absence?

Answer 31

You must show that your absence was caused by exceptional circumstances beyond your control. ## Footnote A menos que usted pueda demostrar que su ausencia fue ocasionada por circunstancias extraordinarias fuera de su control.

Question 32

What happens to pending applications for relief if you do not appear?

Answer 32

Any applications for relief you may have pending before this court will be deemed abandoned and will be denied. ## Footnote Toda solicitud de un beneficio migratorio que usted tenga pendiente ante este Juez, se considerará desistida y será rechazada/negada.

Question 33

What is the consequence of not appearing for certain forms of relief?

Answer 33

You will become ineligible for certain forms of relief for a period of ten years. ## Footnote Usted dejará de cumplir con los requisitos para recibir ciertos tipos de beneficios migratorios, como lo son el retorno voluntario, anulación de la orden de expulsión, regularización de la situación migratoria, a cambio de situación migratoria por un periodo de diez años.

Question 34

What happens when there is nothing further to discuss in a matter?

Answer 34

The matter is continued to the date and time indicated on the notice provided to the parties.

Question 35

How is 'There being nothing further' translated in Spanish?

Answer 35

Ya que no hay nada más que tratar.

Question 36

What does 'se aplaza esta causa' mean in English?

Answer 36

It means 'this matter is continued'.

Question 37

There being nothing further, this matter is continued to the date and time indicated on the notice provided to the parties

Answer 37

Ya que no hay nada más que tratar, se aplaza esta causa a la fecha y la hora indicada en la notificación proporcionada a las partes.