Which document is the official instrument for removal or deportation?

• A. Report of Investigation
• B. Order to Detain or Release Alien
• C. Affidavit in an Administrative Proceeding
• D. Warrant of Removal/ Deportation

Answer: (D)

The key idea is that removal or deportation is carried out only with the official instrument that authorizes it and directs enforcement action. A Warrant of Removal/Deportation is that formal document. It is issued to execute the removal order, naming the person and providing the authority to detain if needed and to transport them out of the country. This makes it the enforcement instrument specifically designed to carry out removal.

The other documents serve different roles: a Report of Investigation records findings from an investigative process; an Order to Detain or Release Alien governs detention status rather than removal itself; and an Affidavit in an Administrative Proceeding is a sworn statement used within the proceedings, not the tool that authorizes removal.