Is there SSI after deportation

[Shiobhan 235]

A gentleman while travelling was stopped at POE , he had a weed charge back in the 60s , he always travel on vacation with no prob, before his wife and kids could react he is deported back to Jamaica leaving home, wife, kids ,job & grandkids. I understand he has now applied for SSI and recieves his benifits in JA.

A RN charged with weed in the 80s was deported, returned and was apprehended again leaving husband, home, kids & grandkids;

she had worked over 20 yrs ; she applied for SSI and was denied, both cases were in Florida.

Do all deportees lose SSI and what happen to all that money they paid into social security especially when they are now

too old to work in their own countries?

[Dakine10 5,452]

A gentleman while travelling was stopped at POE , he had a weed charge back in the 60s , he always travel on vacation with no prob, before his wife and kids could react he is deported back to Jamaica leaving home, wife, kids ,job & grandkids. I understand he has now applied for SSI and recieves his benifits in JA.

A RN charged with weed in the 80s was deported, returned and was apprehended again leaving husband, home, kids & grandkids;

she had worked over 20 yrs ; she applied for SSI and was denied, both cases were in Florida.

Do all deportees lose SSI and what happen to all that money they paid into social security especially when they are now

too old to work in their own countries?

SSI is supplemental security income. It's generally for low income or disabled people. It is not the same as social security retirement benefits. You must live in the USA to qualify for SSI.

For retirement benefits, you can't lose your benefits, however a person who is removed from the USA under section 237(a) (another way of saying deported), generally cannot receive their retirement benefits until they are able to legally return to the USA. The exception is for those removed under subsection (1)© of section 237(a); which means those who were in violation of non-immigrant status.