okay, maybe not. 
Posted on 12/05/2006 6:37:20 AM PST by King of Florida
ATLANTA - The Colombia-born wife of a Georgia state senator, who had been in hiding as federal immigration officials try to deport her, turned herself in Tuesday to face an order to remove her from the country.
Sascha Herrera, 28, arrived at the Martin Luther King Federal Building shortly before 8 a.m. to face authorities in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.
"I'm very nervous right now," Herrera said. "I think I'm doing the right thing. I hope my name and my husband's name is clean."
Her husband, State Sen. Curt Thompson said, "The main goal is to make sure after the interview that they will allow Sascha to go home."
She had been in hiding since Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrived at her home Nov. 28 with an order to remove her from the U.S. She was not home at the time.
Her attorney, Charles Kuck, claims she was duped by a man handling her immigration requests and that she never received the immigration notices that triggered her deportation order.
Kuck filed a petition Monday to stay her deportation order and reopen her case, arguing that a man filed an asylum petition on her behalf without her knowledge and before her husband sponsored her green card application based on their April marriage.
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BINGO!
I can't be sure but I think that's the same woman, just tired and not smiling or made up.
I agree with you.
Moonman62, indcons, ConservaTexan, From One - Many, Dixie Yooper, she turned herself in, probably after finding an immigration lawyer that knew what he was doing. the system worked the way it is supposed to. There are no arbitrary deportations. She went in front of a judge in an immigration court. She entered the country legally and she had no intent to defraud immigration service and the judge recognized that fact. She did nothing wrong. Under immigration law, you are in legal status while your case is under review and/or appeal in the courts. In this case USCIS wanted to deport her, but still needed a judge's order. Judge would not give it and even wanted the guy who screwed up her case prosecuted. That guy is the scum bag in all of this. And some of you wanted the husband deported. You cannot deport a U.S. citizen.
You got it.
I'm reminded of an old Tom Leher song, the Weinerschnitzel Waltz, that went in part:
"I remember I stepped on your dress, tra-la-la
Your skirts all came off, I confess, tra-la-la
Revealing for all of the other to see
Just what it was that endeared you to me."
I'd show her some clemency. That's my name for it. :P
My wife and I have been through this nightmare - although she's a citizen now - from start to finish (we were married overseas 10 years ago).
It looks to me as if this woman had indeed been duped by the notario.
The easiest way to do this is a fiancee visa, which takes the least time to process. While that's being processed the U.S. citizen can hang out with the fiancee overseas, but he/she has to wait for the visa approval to come here. Once granted they come to the U.S. and are married within 30 days.
Foreign spouse gets immediate "conditional" permanent residency, but the "legitimacy" of the marriage must be verified with documentation and interviews after 2 years. The "conditional" part is then removed, the spouse is now a permanent resident in perpetuity but can apply for citizenship after year 3 (not 5 as for other immigrants).
It's usually another year for the citizenship interview/testing, so 4 years total for a spouse.
Still, my experience was that it was a bothersome nightmare and I was very happy when we were done with it.
Judging from the picture above, I might be willing to provide her with a temporary hiding place... I wonder if my wife would allow it?
Greasy hair and a man's nose is hot?
Deport him. Keep her.
Deport her IMMEDIATELY!
I went through the process from start (overseas marriage) to finish with my wife (her citizenship), and completely agree with you doc30.
Those of you who have been so harsh on these two people do not understand our immigration laws at all, and furthermore are quite uncharitable.
From everything I've read this woman was duped, was doing the best possible in the context of our immigration laws, and justice has prevailed.
I'm surprised at the disreputable xenophobia on this thread. These people did nothing wrong.
okay, maybe not.
A friend of mine married a Brazilian girl. She's gorgeous, has 3 degrees and speaks 7 languages. They had a hell of a time getting her into the country legally. I told him if she were infected with AIDS or was indigent or both citizenship would be automatic......
I agree,
they look like the same woman,
just one is smiling, has on make-up, her hair washed and combed, a tight sweater, contacts in and quad boobs (bra too small)....and the picture is at night.
Not really stupid.
Columbia has one of the longest-running political insurgencies in the world.
I have no sympathy for either of them. They broke the law. My son went through the process with his wife. My son married a lady from Australia. Everything was done legally. For this case, the law was violated. Please don't try to blame the breaking of the law on the notary. Blaming the notary is just plain silly, and suspect at best.
Rebus Can-e-bus, is that you..?!?
a couple of softballs, I think...
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