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What will happen to us especially to me if we were involved in a green card marriage fraud?
Asked on Apr 04th, 2014 on Immigration - Illinois
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I got married to this woman as a favor so she and her troubled daughter could stay in USA. This woman had her ex husband living in her house at the time of our marriage. We had an affair and kept going with it and real husband knew it but could not stop us. A few months later, they got conditional cards. 3 months later I called ICE hotline and told them about our fraud and formally dropped my petition for them and divorced her in less than 2 years. I supplied CIS with emails, text messages, and some copy of police reports placing her real husband in her house, AUDIO court transcripts, her admitting her ex husband was living in her house from the day we got married. Last year, she filed I751 good faith marriage wavier. She will have interview this month. I am sure CIS will denied her case and put her for removal proceeding in court, is there chance that she can be arrested when she is interviewed since she will denied everything? CIS has all the evidence along with my own admission of being part of it. If she is charged what are the chances they might charge me to? Top of that CIS and ICE investigators investigating her idiot lawyer for knowingly helping her in this marriage fraud case. For the complaint that I made along with some police report going back year 15 months ago. I was told by ICE investigator that they are doing their job when it comes to investigate this matter involving her crooked lawyer. What is the worse scenario for all of us?
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This is a serious mess and I suggest you both talk to a criminal-immigration attorney since there are Federal crimes involved here.
Answered on Apr 08th, 2014 at 6:35 AM
It depends upon what you knew, as well as the discretion of the ICE Investigator. More information is needed. Was the 'affair' verbally coerced? Were insinuations made that you'd call DHS? Did you know that you were committing fraud at the beginning? Were you paid to marry her? There is a possibility that you admitted committing a crime and in doing so, you may be indicted in Federal Court and charged as a defendant. However, more facts are needed. I strongly recommend that you use more care. It's unclear what you admitted to law enforcement. You had the right to remain silent, but if you volunteered information and in doing so, admitted to committing a crime, it's unclear how the Department of Justice will react. It's also unclear who the attorney is, and whether he or she has already been indicted and convicted for marriage fraud. I strongly recommend an appointment with a competent and experienced immigration attorney, who can take the time to ask enough questions and listen to what you have to say to determine what is best.
Answered on Apr 07th, 2014 at 1:27 PM