How can I get back to the states if I have a warrant for my arrest? 6 Answers as of October 18, 2011

Hire an attorney to contact the police or DA's office. If your attorney reaches an agreement on your case(such as surrender upon return), then you can contact the US embassy to get your travel document.

The US consulate should be able to give you a travel document just to get you back to the US. It is also called " Laissez-Passer " French word: Laissez-Passer/Emergency passports A laissez-passer (from the French let pass ) is a travel document issued by a national government or certain international organizations, such as the United Nations , European Union and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). A laissez-passer is often for one-way travel to the issuing country for humanitarian reasons only. Some national governments issue laissez-passers to their own nationals as emergency passports . Others issue them to people who are stateless , or who are unable to obtain a passport from their own government, or whose government is not recognized by the issuing country. Historically, laissez-passers were commonly issued during wartime and at other periods, literally acting as a pass to allow travel to specific areas, or out of war zones or countries for various officials, diplomatic agents, other representatives or citizens of third countries. In these contexts, a laissez-passer would frequently include quite specific and limited freedom of movement . The form and issuing authority would be more or less standardized, depending on the circumstances. An example is when in the early 1950s, the Iraqi government granted permission to its 120 thousand Jewish citizens to leave ( Operation Ezra and Nehemiah ), conditional on their renouncement of their citizenship and leaving behind all their properties and assets. The travel document that was issued was the laissez-passer, since an Iraqi passport was no longer possible. [ 3 ]

You need to hire a criminal attorney in the state in which you have a warrant. The criminal attorney can attempt to have the warrant quashed or pay a bond on the warrant pending your return to the U.S.

Unfortunately, we would need additional information about the outstanding warrant and the status of the criminal case. It may be advisable to contact a criminal attorney in the jurisdiction where the warrant was issued. The U.S. Embassies and Consulates often do not issue passports to U.S. citizens abroad with outstanding warrants, but steps may be taken to have a travel document issued.

As there is a warrant out for your arrest, please visit the Embassy again as seek to find out why you are being sought. You must also know as you know why you fled the country. You may also ask to be processed at the Embassy and seek a temporary parole document to enter and deal with the issue. Ask to speak to the Supervisor at the embassy.

If you are a citizen you cannot be denied entry. The times when this happens are when you do not have your birth certificate.