N400 Interview went bad

[jyaku 138]

47 minutes ago, Miss M said:

 

She is from the UK, came in via Mexico. He is from Guatemala.

That doesn't make any sense as UK nationals don't need a visa to enter. Why would she illegally enter when all she has to do is show her passport and she gets a 30 day visa on arrival.. (and this was back in 1997).

 

I have a feeling we're not getting the full story.

[shell20 746]

1 hour ago, Miss M said:

 

She is from the UK, came in via Mexico. He is from Guatemala.

Ah right.  I just read Mexico and Guatemala didnt see the UK bit.   Weird how she came from the UK when there are such things as visa waivers, probably then and now ESTA's

Edited March 25, 2018 by shell20

[shell20 746]

1 hour ago, mustang85635 said:

I dont know whats sad ? In life you make decisions and those have consequences or not. 

Unfortunetly nowadays no one wants to take responsibility for there own actions . 

Undocumented or illegal whatever, entered without inspection or with and overstayed .if you are here without legal status you should be deported asap. That is the law and that is how it should be  to upkeep it 

I guess I am a soft touch for a love story.  I hear what you're saying, there should be consequences for doing something illegal as it has a knock on effect for people doing it legally, not too mention security issues. However, not so sure that the person falling in love and marrying an illegal/undocumented person, should be the one to take the rap, love makes us do many things with our heart rather than our heads. Hmm, its a hot mess one that really does need legal advice.

[mustang85635 182]

1 hour ago, Londonergirl said:

Where did he lie to the gov?

Please dont try to participate in a conversation about a topic you clearly know nothing about . Please go read the N-400 form especially I want to point out the Y/N question asked on there as a little hint. Pertaining to breaking immigration law and the law in general . When you harbour an illegal alien ( the means they got here dont matter ) out of status , whatever you like to call it , it is in direct violation of “8 U.S. Code § 1324”  which if found guilty of would most definetly exclude you from gaining US citizenship forever if not likely to get you deported.

The mere fact that the IO knows about this and OP actually admitted it is enough for denial and an investigation. 

 

ON TOP : 

 

Trump has enacted an even stricter definition widening this by just merely helping or giving aid to an illegal alien. The languange being used it It makes illegal to "facilitate" the presence of "aliens." This was part of his executive order on sanctuary cities

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-enhancing-public-safety-interior-united-states/

Look at section 6 for further information. 

 

Now if a US citizen is found guilty of those crimes that would be bad enough but it makes it a thousand times worse that a legal permanent resident is participating in that. Dont forget a green card can be taken away quite easily by USCIS, and this would be a prime example of that happening , rightly so . 

[Sunnyland 639]

I wonder why a UK citizen would make such a risky cross at Mexico border supposedly without inspection and jeopardizing many things that way. When all she had to do is entering the right way from UK or Mexico using her visa waiver, etc. You see everyday Mexican citizens trying to cross border illegally because they do NOT have any kind of visa to do it the right way. But an European citizen crossing that way? I never heard of anything like this.

[Miss M 54]

1 hour ago, jyaku said:

That doesn't make any sense as UK nationals don't need a visa to enter. Why would she illegally enter when all she has to do is show her passport and she gets a 30 day visa on arrival.. (and this was back in 1997).

 

I have a feeling we're not getting the full story.

 

I hadn't even thought about that. Yeah, something's not adding up...

[Dashinka 24,717]

3 hours ago, Londonergirl said:

Where did he lie to the gov?

That is still in question of course since we do not know the entire story.  Did the OP put all his wife’s information on the N400.  It seems clear that USCIS knew about her either from the N400 application, or otherwise.  Then there is the interview where they asked the OP where she was, if he did know and otherwise lied about it, then this could cause problems as well.  All-in-all it is a sticky wicket for the aoP and his wife, I tend to agree with most of the more moderate responses to this thread that with a good lawyer, the OP can find a way to get through this.  It may take some time, and they may need to leave the country, only time will tell.

[Going through 5,671]

Too late to do anything about it now, but I question the sense of the OP willingly handing over his foreign passport for the IO to keep after the interview...as far as I know, the IO had no right to refuse to return it if such is the case.

[Sunnyland 639]

Is the OP around by any chance? Some questions need to be answered only by him.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

*****  After review, with many posts removed for personal attacks, sweeping generalisations, bickering and quoting such posts, this thread will remain locked as OP has received good answers, and the thread is volatile.  Op is free to create another thread if they have specific questions that remain unanswered. ******

Edited March 25, 2018 by Penguin_ie