For questions about the legal process of becoming a resident or citizen of another country or about the laws governing entry of people into a country.
Questions tagged [immigration]
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On what basis might Trump's executive order on immigration be illegal?
On 27 January 2017, US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order entitled 'Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States'.
On 30 January 2017, the acting Attorney General at the time refused to defend it in…
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Can illegal aliens claim sanctuary in a church?
This tweet (as quoted in a Washington Post article), seems to suggest that illegal aliens can claim sanctuary in a church:
#GuadalupeGarcia attorney says @ICEgov has lied to him and he will advise future clients to seek sanctuary in churches.
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Can a nation A stop nation B from issuing visas to citizens of nation A?
How would it legally work?
For example, could India force U.S. consulates to stop issuing H-1B visas, or other specialized visas, by claiming it amounts to poaching of important human resources?
Edit: I used 'brain drain' as just an example. What…
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Is it illegal to withhold someone's passport and green card in California?
June 17, 2019 - My uncle's daughter is the petitioner in Beaumont California (father and daughter relationship). Before my uncle left the daughter's house, He asks for his Philippine passport and U.S. alien-green-card but the daughter didn't give my…
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Can I, as a US citizen, sue the federal government to avoid being deported to El Salvador?
As a US citizen not charged with or convicted of any federal crime, it would be completely illegal for the US government to arrest me, deport me, and hand me over to the government of El Salvador to be indefinitely imprisoned there. But, such things…
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What process must be followed to revoke a US permanent residency "green card"?
It was recently in the news that the executive branch is arresting permanent residents it does not like, on the theory that their green cards are being or somehow have already been revoked.
There are some reasons for which a green card can be…
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When does a person lose diplomatic status?
Ahmed Ali Muthana, father of Hoda Muthana, "claims" that he was no longer working as a diplomat at the time of his daughter's birth, thereby insisting that his daughter was born a US citizen under the 14th Amendment to the United States…
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Will SCOTUS be forced to rule on birthright citizenship soon?
John C. Eastman, professor of law, Chapman University, wrote this in Newsweek a few days ago:
Indeed, the Supreme Court has never held that anyone born on U.S. soil, no matter the circumstances of the parents, is automatically a U.S.…
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Can male guardians prevent Egyptian women from leaving the country?
As an unmarried adult Egyptian woman living abroad with a valid Egyptian passport, can my father/brother/... stop me, by law, from leaving Egypt after a visit there?
I know I don't need to show a permission by a male guardian at the airport to…
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Is it illegal for an American to go to North Korea?
Is it illegal for US citizens to travel to North Korea?
It may currently be impossible and probably a very bad idea, but is it actually illegal?
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Is marriage automatically cancelled for immigration violation?
I met my husband in Laos when I was traveling there in 2017. We got married and he came to the U.S. K-1 visa in 2018. He got his temporary green card in 2019, which is good for two years. In the year 2021 things didn’t work out between us, and we…
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Is it illegal to discriminate against refugees or immigrants based on their religion?
If you live in the U.S, or you keep up with U.S politics, you've probably heard how state governors aren't allowing Syrian refugees into their states, and some politicians only want to allow Christan refugees into the U.S. This led me to wonder, is…
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If the president pardons you for illegally entering the country, can you begin immigration paperwork immediately?
This is a hypothetical:
The president has a right to pardon any federal crime. If the president pardons you for illegally entering the country, can you begin immigration proceedings as having never entered the country illegally?
Just to be…
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Is the use of language other than English 'Reasonable Suspicion' for detention?
The ACLU indicates:
Generally, an immigration officer cannot detain you without “reasonable suspicion.”
An immigration officer also cannot search you or your belongings without either “probable cause” or your consent.
An immigration officer cannot…
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Self-deportation of American Citizens from US
It is conceivable that US citizens detained at CBP will self deport to exit overcrowded CBP detainment facilities avoid lengthy detainments (>20 days). How would a US citizen's self-deportation affect one's ability to cross borders and return…
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