I need some advice. I came into the US legally as a student and I later met and married my ex-wife. We were together for 2years and things started to change. I had to move out of town to attend college for graduate school in another state, but she refused to come with me since she felt my new location was too cold for her. I found out she was seeing someone else and she was involved and arrested for possession of illegal drugs couple of times. However, she used to come often and spend sometimes with me in school and pretending everything was fine. The last time she came, she was with me for 3 months. Anyway, we had to go for the interview for the I-751 removal of condition. At the interview, she requested to speak with the officer alone and in the process, she withdrew the petition and lied to the immigration officer, she denied the knowledge of all my references and made my supporting documents questionable, leaving me without any status and my conditional residency was terminated, thereby placing me in removal proceedings. After that I found out she already told the guy she was seeing that she wanted to do away with me so she can fully be with the new guy. I never knew I got married to an entirely different person and a crack head and drug addict.Based on all these, theres no point being together anymore, trying to make things work, so I filed for divorce and the divorce finally went through and I married my girl friend of 2 years, a US citizen who is presently 5 months pregnant with my baby (this was before the removal proceedings commenced). I found out that a petition that was withdrawn cannot be denied. However, immigration is claiming that they denied it. ID this something I can notify the immigration judge about? However, we have now filed a new paper work (I-130, I-485, etc) all over again but we are concerned it may not be approved since I'm now in removal proceedings. The lawyer we got informed me that I don't have anything to worry about, but how can I be so sure of that? There is no immigration benefit to evade as I have been going to school since my first day in the US and I'm still in school now (after 5 years). I am now a Doctoral Student (Ph.D) in engineering, with a huge potential job offer waiting for me immediately after graduation. I can't afford to forfeit all these and I have never had any criminal history. Infact, I have served the United States as a Correctional Officer for 2yrs in the past. Now it is very difficult to survive and I cannot look for a job since I don't have any status anymore. Life has been very hard and I still have to go to school with all this. Has anyone been in this situation before or can anyone advice on things to do?

Timeline:
Dec 2002: arrived in the US as a student (F-1)
Nov 2003: got married to ex-spouse
Jan2005: got approved for conditional residency (2yrs)
Oct 2006: filed for removal of conditions
July 2007: ex-spouse withdrew petition (I-751 denied)
September 2007: divorce went through
October 2007: 2nd marriage; got married to girl friend of 2years (now 5 months pregnant)
October 2007: Notice to appear for removal proceeding
November 2007: Filing of paper work
November 2007: Submitted new paper work with USCIS
November 2007: Letters from Immigration Court requesting for my Attorney information
February 2008: Commencement of immigration hearing
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I realize you posted this message a few months ago...but thought I'd offer two cents if you are still around. I have some input which would be helpful to your case. If you get this before your hearing reply asap. You may want a few pointers if you haven't had your hearing yet. Sounds like you have several issues going on at once. Have a couple of questions for you. I have some distant contact in Immigration. Maybe we can get this settled.

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Hi, I have a similar situation. My husband was married to a USC who abandoned the AOS based on false comments and a letter she sent to INS. They then reconciled and then she wanted another divorce in April 2003. Anyway, my husband was put into removal proceedings and appealed the decision of voluntary departure. During that appeal process-a year process, we met in February 2005, he had then been separated from his now ex wife for more than a year. The appeal was not granted and he had to leave the US on voluntary departure. All this time we had developed a relationship. We married in November 2006 once the second divorce was final in September 2006. I then decided to move to his home country. I have now been living in Africa-Kenya for a year-and it is very difficult and I am miserable, but trying to deal with it. We now have a little boy. We will be filing the DCF route in May with our lawyer. I am hoping that we will be back in the US in 2009. I am also hoping that they will forgive the voluntary departure and do not ban him-we have nothing that states a ban of any kind, because he was in removal proceedings for a marriage that he went into in good faith and it just did not work out. So, I wish you all the best. Its unfortunate that many USC do not understand the circumstances of not taking the immigration system seriously, you can seriously screw up someone's life and it takes a long time to work through the mess, especially if the immigrant finally meets someone who is decent and wants to begin a new life.

I will continue to have faith and I hope all works out well for you.