Husband arrested and now has ICE hold please help

[Avery Cates 1,141]

No he doesn't have any status here but like I mentioned above, many illegals do this millions if they don't how do they work? Also, my attorney stated that it will be downed to a misdemeanor but what I want to ask everyone is the questions above about the ice hold.......

The point of someone being illegal is that they aren't eligible to work here. You don't just "borrow" someone else's social security number to work. It can have massive implications on someone who's just trying to live their life. It's only a hop skip and jump from opening credit cards in this other person's name and ruining their lives with identity theft, anyone who does it is scum no matter which way you swing it.

Back on the boat with all of them that do this, no waiver.

[Cathi 5,783]

Lots of misinformation.

I presume that the Lawyer thinks that the charge can be downgraded to a misdemeanor, and he could be released on bail, otherwise they would be no point with the question.

OP has a lawyer, combined immigration/criminal lawyers are unusual. Most specialise in one or the other.

The false claim to Citizenship depends on if it was made, to whom it was made and if anybody goes looking for it.

I thought most people in this situation just ised a completely made up name and number, more serious if an actual person has been used. Seems like the latter may apply in this case.

Many do use a mode up number, but while they apply for employment they check the little box claiming to be a citizen. When my husband moved here I remember telling him to be careful which box he checks. There was a thread here not long ago( I can't find it) about a person who applied for a job meant for a US citizen only and got himself into trouble. Also, there have been threads about people opening bank accounts and claiming to be a citizen and not an LPR, and have had issues as well, also at the registry of motor vehicles when get thing a drivers license people are being solicited into registering to vote, people have inadvertently registered, yet another problem. There are all sorts of ways it happens, most people do it by mistake. The OPs husband obviously has been trying to circumvent immigration for a long time, so my thinking is he may have checked the box when applying for jobs.

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

http://www.bettercallsaul.com/

In all seriousness though, make sure your lawyer is a GOOD one. Be prepared to spend a lot of money, with no certainty of a positive outcome for your family.

[Boiler 45,931]

She has a Lawyer.

The DMV issues usually are caused by the DMV and are resolvable.

The I 9 has been reworded recently, used to ask if you were a Citizen or National, so there was a get out.

[Dylan'sWife 2]

I don't understand one thing.... you've been married to him for 10 years, you have children together and you let him stay illegal??? How come you never applied to adjust his status? 10 years is a long time...

I imagine that until the DREAM ACT, even if he was married to a USC there was still a chance that his immigration petition would be denied and that a waiver would not be granted.

[Boiler 45,931]

Do you mean DACA, very different and no suggestion he would have been eligible.

[Beata1501 14]

You can not adjust status for someone who came illegally

My point exactly... this is one "small" detail that OP forgot to mention...

Not to be mean, but maybe it is time for OP to think of a new life in her hubby's home country? Especially if he gets deported. Oh wait.... then he can just sneak right back in... right? He already knows the route

[SwissAmerican 33]

Please take no offense here but sometimes I TRULY wonder how illegal activities, like immigration fraud, stealing SSN or fake documents are seen as "normal" and ok, simply because millions act the same? This does not in all aspects relate to your post but is meant as a general staement. Never the less hope for a positive outcome for you two.

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

The point of someone being illegal is that they aren't eligible to work here. You don't just "borrow" someone else's social security number to work. It can have massive implications on someone who's just trying to live their life. It's only a hop skip and jump from opening credit cards in this other person's name and ruining their lives with identity theft, anyone who does it is scum no matter which way you swing it.

Back on the boat with all of them that do this, no waiver.

Definitely no sympathy. My life would have been a million times easier in DK if I just had a CPR number (like a SSN), but I would have never dreamed of stealing someone else's. Ridiculous.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

This is real and scary.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221958/The-frightening-evolution-identity-thieves-Woman-entire-LIFE-stolen-illegal-immigrant-used-information-job-mortgage-medical-care-children.html

[Dylan'sWife 2]

Do you mean DACA, very different and no suggestion he would have been eligible.

Yes, the DACA...I guess that is what they are calling the re-tool version of the original proposal.

We know that the OP said he entered when he was 15, so there is at least on aspect of the criteria met.

[Cathi 5,783]

She has a Lawyer.

The DMV issues usually are caused by the DMV and are resolvable.

The I 9 has been reworded recently, used to ask if you were a Citizen or National, so there was a get out.

That's good to know. I felt for the people who inadvertently registered to vote, what a mess.

[Umka36 781]

Yes, the DACA...I guess that is what they are calling the re-tool version of the original proposal.

We know that the OP said he entered when he was 15, so there is at least on aspect of the criteria met.

Here are the rest of the criteria for DACA:

You may request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals if you:

1. Were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012;
2. Came to the United States before reaching your 16th birthday;
3. Have continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007, up to the present time;
4. Were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the time of making your request for consideration of deferred action with USCIS;
5. Entered without inspection before June 15, 2012, or your lawful immigration status expired as of June 15, 2012;
6. Are currently in school, have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States; and
7. Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.

http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-process

[JayJayH 546]

I don't understand one thing.... you've been married to him for 10 years, you have children together and you let him stay illegal??? How come you never applied to adjust his status? 10 years is a long time...

Because if he entered without inspection, it's only recently that he actually could file for AOS. Previously, he would have had no choice but to return to Mexico and trigger a 10 year bar. Married or not.

[Boiler 45,931]

Going away from the subject at hand, most unlikely he would have a way to adjust in country.

Most unlikely he came at 15 to go to school.

It seems a lot of people who could have gone through the waiver process are either not sufficiently interested or are awaiting for amnesty.