Can I return to Florida without being arrested at the airport?

If you are looking for any attorney to tell you with 100 percent certainty that you absolutely will not have any problem, we would be professionally irresponsible to suggest you will not be stopped at the airport.

The ICE has discretion in these matters. Technically they could deny entry. There is not amnesty and the Obama administration has said that initiative will have to await the domestic health care discussions. That means 2010 for potential amnesty.

You might find my Legal Guide helpful " What Do I Tell My Lawyer?"

http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/what-do-i-tell-my-lawyer

Check with an immigration lawyer in your locale to discuss more of the details.

Good luck to you.

God bless.

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I think you should inquire of a Florida lawyer, from abroad, whether it might be possible to approach the Courts re these outstanding warrants, and offer to pay a fine, explain the circumstances, and try and have the warrants rescinded. I would never recommend that an individual roll the dice and attempt entry into the US knowing that there might be outstanding warrants.

It might not be in file in the NCIC system so you will get by immigration. It may be marginally safer to enter the US via Atlanta or New York and then fly to Florida.