QUESTION
Will marriage with a U.S. citizen help prevent deportation?
Asked on Apr 25th, 2013 on Immigration - California
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My boyfriend got arrested April 23rd at night, April 24th had a bail in the morning, and later that day he got interviewed by immigration, we had plans to get married in may. Is it possible to do that in the following week?
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If he gets married while in deportation proceedings (after being issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge) his marriage will be subject to additional scrutiny because it will appear he married just to receive an immigration benefit. Even then, marriage to a US citizen is no panacea. It offers some avenues of relief unavailable to those not married to US citizens, but there are other requirements to qualify for relief in most cases and those requirements are difficult to meet. Thus, it is speculative to say that marriage to a US citizen at this point would help, though it may.
Answered on Apr 27th, 2013 at 3:17 PM