Immigration nightmare stories on NPR today

[HOHOHO 0]

Anyone catch it?

Featured an immigration lawyer telling tales of the hundreds of spouses shacked, cufffed and sent to cells because they reported their spouses had died prior to their final interviews.

Reviewed that there is not law allowing this,

but USCIS has sort of Bush Executive priviledge to re deny for super secret reasons that they do not have to divulge.

makes me feel really uneasy.

I really think I need to face reality that I may be forced to find a new country to live in.

Good for NPR and the NYtimes for putting some on this into the news.

The lawyer wasn't so optimistic that the KGB, I mean USCIS would release any of its authoritarian power.

[Linguere 0]

I'm also thinking that I may have to pack up and move for my own sanity. It's not very promising...and there isn't a clear line of authority to hold accountable.

[desert_fox 32]

Anyone catch it?

Featured an immigration lawyer telling tales of the hundreds of spouses shacked, cufffed and sent to cells because they reported their spouses had died prior to their final interviews.

Reviewed that there is not law allowing this,

but USCIS has sort of Bush Executive priviledge to re deny for super secret reasons that they do not have to divulge.

makes me feel really uneasy.

I really think I need to face reality that I may be forced to find a new country to live in.

Good for NPR and the NYtimes for putting some on this into the news.

The lawyer wasn't so optimistic that the KGB, I mean USCIS would release any of its authoritarian power.

?????

Well...had the spouses died or not???

What's the rest of the story???

[sharif 0]

HOHOHO, I am so sorry to see your case didn't get approved yet:(((( I don't know how they USCIS process cases because I saw some people filed in in January and get approved in March

[SusieK 3]

HOHOHO, I am so sorry to see your case didn't get approved yet:(((( I don't know how they USCIS process cases because I saw some people filed in in January and get approved in March

SODDY SHAME HOHO - where are the approvals for the rest of august and september- I mean talk about breach of civil rights here, too bad that sucker resigned from USCIS - wanted to sue his ####### personally - hang in there mates./

Screwed up journey beyond belief - FIFO MY #######

[HOHOHO 0]

Anyone catch it?

Featured an immigration lawyer telling tales of the hundreds of spouses shacked, cufffed and sent to cells because they reported their spouses had died prior to their final interviews.

Reviewed that there is not law allowing this,

but USCIS has sort of Bush Executive priviledge to re deny for super secret reasons that they do not have to divulge.

makes me feel really uneasy.

I really think I need to face reality that I may be forced to find a new country to live in.

Good for NPR and the NYtimes for putting some on this into the news.

The lawyer wasn't so optimistic that the KGB, I mean USCIS would release any of its authoritarian power.

?????

Well...had the spouses died or not???

What's the rest of the story???

yes... they died, [and no they were not murdered by the widows(!)]. They invoke this "law" that does not exist to instantly deny and arrest the widow. Often with young child. Child being US born american citizen. They did say the young shaver can stay legally in USA all by him/her self. But mommy must twitch her nose and vanish back to her home country or else she's a fugitive, and gets thrown in the slammer.

These cases get appealed, get won by the mother, then the USCIS invokes super secret reasons (which are not disclosable) to deny and deport anyway.

yay family values!

[jundp 191]

Do you have a link to this story?

[desert_fox 32]

I searched the NPR site and there is no such story on their broadcasts for the last year.

I doubt that the ICE comes out and handcuffs them unless they ignored an automatic letter they will receive telling them that they must leave the country since they have no legal right to be here...thats the way the system works. Its known as the widows trap, and if the USC spouse dies before their AOS, there is no law that permits them to be here. Sad but true.

[HOHOHO 0]

I searched the NPR site and there is no such story on their broadcasts for the last year.

I doubt that the ICE comes out and handcuffs them unless they ignored an automatic letter they will receive telling them that they must leave the country since they have no legal right to be here...thats the way the system works. Its known as the widows trap, and if the USC spouse dies before their AOS, there is no law that permits them to be here. Sad but true.

it was on NPR here about 4pm saturday (WBFO 88.?Fm)

There is no law that says to deport them either.

I take it you practice law?

[desert_fox 32]

I searched the NPR site and there is no such story on their broadcasts for the last year.

I doubt that the ICE comes out and handcuffs them unless they ignored an automatic letter they will receive telling them that they must leave the country since they have no legal right to be here...thats the way the system works. Its known as the widows trap, and if the USC spouse dies before their AOS, there is no law that permits them to be here. Sad but true.

it was on NPR here about 4pm saturday (WBFO 88.?Fm)

There is no law that says to deport them either.

I take it you practice law?

but there is such a law. if your visa runs out without doing AOS...you are removable. If you ignore a removal order from an Immigration Court, you are arrestable.

Show me the link to this broadcast...searching about IMMIGRATION and ICE does not yield any such story.

[Gaby&Talbert 1]

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/29/...dow-Penalty.php

[desert_fox 32]

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/29/...dow-Penalty.php

thanks for the story. As I said earlier, its sad but true. I would certainly have no problem with a change to immigration law to give these widows special consideration since their spouses died during the immigration process.

The OP said that hundreds of widows were being handcuffed.....this story certainly does not state that there are hundreds....or even being hundcuffed.

I guess the OP cant find the link as I woulod like to hear it.

[Puravida4ver 0]

It actually aired on "This American Life". You can find info on that episode here

http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=353

[desert_fox 32]

It actually aired on "This American Life". You can find info on that episode here

http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=353

Wow!!! sad!!! Sounds like an abuse of power the way it was presented. Congress could fix this very easily...but I always knew of this possibility, as I have heard other sad cases like this before.

[Puravida4ver 0]

The lawyer who represented the immigrant widows in the class-actionlawsuite nearly wept while discussing the cases.