11 SoCal residents charged with arranging sham marriages to get green cards

[Redro 4,611]

17 minutes ago, Boiler said:

There are usually several not insignificant things he gets wrong, I realize he does not do the day to day stuff and has not for some time, he should have a co host who does

He gets the I864 stuff wrong ALL THE TIME... a few shows ago he told someone they wouldn't have to file it during AOS as they went the consulate K1 route... 

But, he has made it very clear he only knows mandamus issues and hasn't actually dealt with the nitty gritty of immigrant cases and prefers adjustment cases over consulate cases. 

He also doesn't know why some mandamus suits fail but if he was up to date with backlogs in certain countries he would hold off on filing them... either way I need to talk about the cases and how some people really do get themselves in messy situations when it comes to immigration. 

Edited April 9, 2022 by Kor2USA

[Boiler 45,126]

There have been several non immediate relative cases out of status where he has implied they can adjust in county 

 

Several times he has said that couples overseas can use theit income from jobs they will give up and thinks that income requirement is over 3 years

 

Stll no doubt generates a lot of business for their practice, sounds like the wife is the one with the smarts 

Edited April 9, 2022 by Boiler

[laylalex 7,284]

29 minutes ago, Boiler said:

There are usually several not insignificant things he gets wrong, I realize he does not do the day to day stuff and has not for some time, he should have a co host who does

Are you volunteering? The Jim Hacking-Boiler Immigration Hour sounds like must see TV.  

[Boiler 45,126]

4 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Are you volunteering? The Jim Hacking-Boiler Immigration Hour sounds like must see TV.  

You know I am you are sure I am VJ until I die

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

18 hours ago, millefleur said:

Well, that's terrible. VAWA fraud was nothing something I even considered being a thing.

I had a very close male friend (who has for a year now abruptly cut all contact with me) who I strongly suspect is committing VAWA fraud. I hope he was not successful because if he is, he would have conned an innocent woman 13 years younger than him and barely an adult really…☹️

[African Zealot 1,454]

18 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

i can see new rules coming from this report or harder time for the legit people to do a VAWA

 

its always a shame when 1 or more people ruin it for the rest 

No new rules will happen because of this case. There’s a group that has documented hundreds of cases of VAWA with proof snd petitioned congress for years to no avail.

 

This won’t even move the needle unfortunately.

[JeanneAdil 6,405]

15 hours ago, Boiler said:

Just thinking but the victims could be eligible for a U Visa.

who would be the victim?

seems like anyone paying out 20,000 to 30,000 to get a green card would know its not legit

and the USC-  just plain stupid /what USC doesn't plan the ceremony or know the person doing it orknow who he/she is marrying? 

all should be charged 

 

[JeanneAdil 6,405]

25 minutes ago, African Zealot said:

No new rules will happen because of this case. There’s a group that has documented hundreds of cases of VAWA with proof snd petitioned congress for years to no avail.

 

This won’t even move the needle unfortunately.

that's a shame and an insult to all of us who go the long months to do this legally

 

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

1 hour ago, African Zealot said:

No new rules will happen because of this case. There’s a group that has documented hundreds of cases of VAWA with proof snd petitioned congress for years to no avail.

 

This won’t even move the needle unfortunately.

I agree.

Is VOIF is the organisation you are talking about?

 

https://cis.org/North/Victims-MarriageRelated-Immigration-Fraud-Tell-Their-Stories

Edited April 9, 2022 by From_CAN_2_US

[Coco8 1,042]

Just read this on reddit about a woman with mental illness being "sold" so someone can get a green card

https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/tzxk7k/op_is_worried_about_their_neighbor_turns_to_rbi/

 

Not sure if it's true, but sounds kind of convincing. Weird though that people were calling OP a "Karen" so she didn't report anyone. Definitely needs to be reported. 

Edited April 9, 2022 by Coco8

[African Zealot 1,454]

2 hours ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

I agree.

Is VOIF is the organisation you are talking about?

 

https://cis.org/North/Victims-MarriageRelated-Immigration-Fraud-Tell-Their-Stories

Yep that’s them. Some countries I won’t mention seem to have the VAWA knowledge down pat and immediately they arrive start implementing the steps.

 

Sad!

[Redro 4,611]

What happens to the people who received green cards through this company? 

Will they have their GCs revoked or do they get to keep them?

Or do they remain in the US in a limbo status with work authorization? 

[African Zealot 1,454]

7 hours ago, Kor2USA said:

What happens to the people who received green cards through this company? 

Will they have their GCs revoked or do they get to keep them?

Or do they remain in the US in a limbo status with work authorization? 

All the cases will be reviewed individually and those believed to be involved in sham marriages hauled before immigration court and attempt made to strip them of permanent residency or citizenship for those who have already acquired citizenship. Sometimes based on the case immigration exercises discretion in not going after some of them.

 

Note however that this process takes months (for those who confess and plead guilty) or usually years and the outcome is not guaranteed. The legal process is not fast, and immigration is particularly slow. Ultimately however the vast majority of those complicit will have their unlawfully procured immigration benefits stripped and removed from the country.

 

In the case below which I followed, the gentleman admitted engaging in a sham marriage to acquire citizenship. He was prosecuted, convicted and given a very light sentence and his citizenship stripped but they didn’t strip away his permanent residency. Quite interesting 

 

Moral of the story: It pays to have good attorneys, money, and community support. 😂

 

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Marco Senghor will stay in the US and return his focus to his popular businesses

 

Marco Senghor, the Senegalese-born owner of celebrated Mission community businesses Little Baobab and Bissap Baobab, was sentenced yesterday to one year of probation and a $1,000 fine for making false claims in his citizenship application. A maximum sentence would have been 10 years in prison, so the result was a major relief to the restaurateur, who can now remain in the US. 
 

Senghor’s lawyers argued that the young immigrant was taken advantage of by “shady” individuals who persuaded him to pay for the marriage. 😁After hearing their arguments and reading dozens of letters from Senghor’s supporters in the community, Judge William H. Orrick III delivered the light sentence.

 

 

https://sf.eater.com/2019/8/23/20829954/marco-senghor-sentence-no-prison-probation-bissap-baobab-sf

 

 

Edited April 10, 2022 by African Zealot