Polygamy-

[Soloenta 2,218]

On 10/3/2022 at 12:44 PM, Habibati & Habibi said:

First of all, marrying a second wife is not a Polygamy, the Issue here is how your father Forced your Mom into Civil Divorce? in the USA as a Muslim, you can have a second or 3rd or even a forth wife the same time and it is not considered polygamy. the USA law consider religious beliefs of others and acknowledges them. Mormon and Amish does it and none is accused of Polygamy.The Issue is how your father forced your Mom into civil divorce. Scenario one: he is stupid , does not know his rights, second scenario he thinks as being divorced can bring second wife to USA. if you say you are a practicing Muslims, how is this a problem to you and your mother? it is in your culture, your traditions your beliefs. Or you want to hurt your father because you Mad.

if Shariaa Board here in USA told your father this divorce is not legal and he can still have your mother as a wife because marriage according to USA law is not a recognized  marriage.  then, Please provide their names here and I as a Muslim will mobilize Islamic scholar to teach him and people like him how well is islamic religion. This bullying, abuse and lies you all participate on it.

Probably other non Muslim here when they see things like that they think Muslims are just piece of and savage, but the reality is how we - Muslims represent the Islam.

as far as your father second wife, since she contacted you and admitted she is his wife then, you all are aware of this, it is just a mater of anger and you want to hurt your father. if you want to know the legal view of islam about your father divorcing his wife, then your mother is Haram on your father, since he has a legal paper justify he divorced her. Your father living in Haram, your mother is not Halal on Him.they should be separated, and this is what you should do as a Muslim, and this issue should be your primary concern not stopping your father bringing his second wife.

  Seriously, where do you get your information!

 

Does USA allow polygamy?

 

Polygamy is illegal and criminalized in every country in North and South America, including all 50 U.S. states. 

https://worldpopulationreview.com › ...

And more clearly,

 

The legality of polygamy in the United States is that the practice is a crime and punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both, according to the law of the individual state and the circumstances of the offense.^[1] Polygamy was outlawed in federal territories by the Edmunds Act, and there are laws against the practice in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam,^[2] and Puerto Rico.^[3] Because state laws exist, polygamy is not actively prosecuted at the federal level,^[4] but the practice is considered "against public policy".

Many US courts (e.g. Turner v. S., 212 Miss. 590, 55 So.2d 228) treat bigamy as a strict liability crime: in some jurisdictions, a person can be convicted of a felony even if he reasonably believed he had only one legal spouse. For example, if a person has the mistaken belief that their previous spouse is dead or that their divorce is final, they can still be convicted of bigamy if they marry a new person.

 

  It is illegal and a FELONY to marry more than one person. 

  No sorry you can't have more than 1 (one) wife at a time.   Any marriage after your first marriage is annulled. 🤔 🚔 🚨

Edited October 6, 2022 by Soloenta

[Lu & Ni 30]

I know nothing about Islam. However, I would do the same thing you're doing if my father was doing something similar to my mom. 

 

If you are contacting USCIS, I think it would be worth mentioning how shady is that his divorce and new marriage are close together in date or no? 

[Soloenta 2,218]

6 hours ago, Habibati & Habibi said:

The Text says more Than one person, Muslims marry more than one woman.the Law apply to Christian, as it is not ok in this religion.The King in UK changed the whole Christianity belief to evangelic, because the church don't approve him marrying more than a wife.In the USA it is Legal, you can do it but it is a long legal fight. If the court approves you, then USCIS scrutinizes you. that is why so many people trick the system. 

  My husband is Muslim, you can NOT marry more than one woman I all of America, from Canada to the tip of Tierra del Fuego.  Not sure why you can't understand this. You have to go to a Muslim country to practice Polygamy legally.  If you do this in the USA your in deep trouble.  But feel free if you would like to risk it.

  Good luck.

[milimelo 4,481]

24 minutes ago, Selina20 said:

I am now getting confused. You can get divorce and marry anyone after that . The  Catholic Church didn’t like divorce period so the king swapped religion so he can get remarried to a single wife. Not keeping the kne he divorced. We are talking about polygamy keeping one wife religiously married and the other wife legally married. Now if he had to legal wives it would be called bigotry. Thats way worse with the federal government then poligamy . Both are treated equally. Divorcing one wife to bring in another while still living sleeping eating and keeping her in a religious marriage is bad to uscis and majorly frowned apon.  Now im not very old just got out of highschool i dont know much but i do know what uscis said  after i told them the situation and they gave me instructions to report it. It’s frowned apon and illegal and his second wife get immigration banned and my dad can go to jail or big fine. Thats it. They also said if my mom didnt report it and the immigration didnt know before the visa is issued my mom would get into trouble for living in the mess

If the idea is to prevent the second wife from coming - email the embassy with details you have on petitioner and beneficiary. 

[Jordanian Bride 268]

4 hours ago, milimelo said:

If the idea is to prevent the second wife from coming - email the embassy with details you have on petitioner and beneficiary. 

First step that will prevent all of this is to report this to USCIS https://www.uscis.gov/report-fraud/uscis-tip-form

Add information of petitioner (your father) and beneficiary/principal applicant (his second wife).

Attach your parents' civil marriage certificate (even if it's from Pakistan) with proof that they're still living together, and that he is maintaining a relationship with both women at the same time. It'll be helpful if you get your hands on their I-130 case receipt number, but if you don't, give as much information s you can.
 

Second step is the Department of State. Email all the same proof to PassportVisaFraud@state.gov

 

You're on the right track. Keep supporting your mum, but know that if you can't prove that your dad is still living with your mum and maintaining a relationship with her, you can't stop the second wife from coming here. After all, a civil divorce is not fraud. But all the other circumstances makes this fraud, so do your best to prove that.

[Family 3,988]

5 hours ago, Jordanian Bride said:

This man wants to trick two federal agencies (Department of Homeland Security & Department of State) into thinking that he has a monogamous, committed relationship to his second wife, and that just won't fly.

OP’s father won’t have a chance to bring the 2nd wife but only because his daughter took a stand and reported him . 
We can’t pretend that polygamy is not practiced in the US , by some …without fear of prosecution. 
 

 

Here's how a man gets around the laws: He marries one woman under civil law, and then marries one, two or three others in religious ceremonies that are not recognized by the state. In other cases, men marry women in both America and abroad.

Some Muslims in U.S. Quietly Engage in Polygamy

https://www.npr.org/2008/05/27/90857818/some-muslims-in-u-s-quietly-engage-in-polygamy

[Boiler 45,525]

There is no religous right to marry more than one wife, or husband, in the US.

[TBoneTX 45,309]

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