My sister overstayed her Tourist visa

[alundra06 0]

Hello everybody,

My sister came to the US on a tourist visa in 2011 and she overstayed.

This morning (As of 11/15/12) Immigration team came to my brother's house to look for her but fortunately or unfortunately she wasn't there because she moved to a different house.

- My question right now is what should we do to prevent her deportation (If this is what's going to happen)?

- Is it safe for her to go out now or should she hide (Which is very bad).

Please advise.

[bt1 42]

Hello everybody,

My sister came to the US on a tourist visa in 2011 and she overstayed.

This morning (As of 11/15/12) Immigration team came to my brother's house to look for her but fortunately or unfortunately she wasn't there because she moved to a different house.

- My question right now is what should we do to prevent her deportation (If this is what's going to happen)?

- Is it safe for her to go out now or should she hide (Which is very bad).

Please advise.

The longer she overstays the worse it is for her if she ever wants to come back. You can't prevent her deportation: she overstayed her visa and there is nothing you can do to change that. The best thing for her is to leave the country ASAP!!!

[belinda63 2,981]

Unless she finds a US citizen to marry and file to adjust her status (which would raise red flags) she has no legal path to remain in the US that I am aware of.

Immigration wouldn't have been looking for her unless they intended to deport her. She is subject to being detained at any time and her best move would be to leave now on her own terms rather than waiting for a court to deport her.

[Sunnyland 639]

Hello everybody,

My sister came to the US on a tourist visa in 2011 and she overstayed.

This morning (As of 11/15/12) Immigration team came to my brother's house to look for her but fortunately or unfortunately she wasn't there because she moved to a different house.

- My question right now is what should we do to prevent her deportation (If this is what's going to happen)?

- Is it safe for her to go out now or should she hide (Which is very bad).

Please advise.

She will have to go back to her country unless she wants to live illegally in US. How is that she moved to another house? Do you know where she is? If you contact her explain her that she has to leave or otherwise if they find her they will deport her and I think that will be worse and she will have a 10 years ban or maybe a life ban.

Is your sister's plan to stay to live here?

[justashooter 430]

she can either leave on her own now with packed bags, or get arrested, spend several months in jail waiting a deportation hearing, then leave in handcuffs with nothing but the shirt on her back. her choice.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hello everybody,

My sister came to the US on a tourist visa in 2011 and she overstayed.

This morning (As of 11/15/12) Immigration team came to my brother's house to look for her but fortunately or unfortunately she wasn't there because she moved to a different house.

- My question right now is what should we do to prevent her deportation (If this is what's going to happen)?

- Is it safe for her to go out now or should she hide (Which is very bad).

Please advise.

There is nothing you can do to prevent her eventual deportation. She is living here illegally.

No one is going to tell you if is is safe for her to go out now or if she should hide. Why would we help you on a public forum to commit a crime? You do know that it is a crime to harbor an illegal right? Doesn't matter that she is your sister, you are committing a crime by hiding her.

Do the right thing and send her home where she belongs. Every day that she is here means ICE could hunt her down, put her in immigration jail, handcuff her, and deport her. Unfortunately, that is her future based on the poor choices that your family has made.

[Teddy B 17,251]

I'm a bit curious what caused immigration to come looking for her. As far as I know they don't go looking for people for just an overstay, there's usually some other things involved.

[JohnR! 5,495]

My sister came to the US on a tourist visa in 2011 and she overstayed.

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Please advise.

I am sorry for it may sound somewhat insensitive of me, but the best advice is that you put her on a plane back home where she needs not run and hide from the police.

[MrsB2012 10]

I'm a bit curious what caused immigration to come looking for her. As far as I know they don't go looking for people for just an overstay, there's usually some other things involved.

I was wondering the same thing...

[Boiler 43,576]

So she was staying with your Brother and is now staying with you and you are concerned about the consequences?

[rade2rising 205]

hmmm interesting

[sunshine123 0]

I'm a bit curious what caused immigration to come looking for her. As far as I know they don't go looking for people for just an overstay, there's usually some other things involved.

I agree with you. I don't know of that either. it has to be something else.

[Operator 1,925]

So she was staying with your Brother and is now staying with you and you are concerned about the consequences?

Section 274 felony under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act INA 274A(a)(1)(A). Encouraging & Harboring Illegal Aliens: It is a violation of law for any person to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection in any place, including any building or means of transportation, any alien who is in the United States in violation of law. Harboring means any conduct that tends to substantially facilitate an alien to remain in the U.S. illegally. Penalties upon conviction include criminal fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of vehicles and real property used to commit the crime.

[Karee 4,189]

Section 274 felony under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act INA 274A(a)(1)(A). Encouraging & Harboring Illegal Aliens: It is a violation of law for any person to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection in any place, including any building or means of transportation, any alien who is in the United States in violation of law. Harboring means any conduct that tends to substantially facilitate an alien to remain in the U.S. illegally. Penalties upon conviction include criminal fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of vehicles and real property used to commit the crime.

Isn't that ironic. Crossing the border illegally in itself is only a misdemeanor, but if you harbor the person committing the misdemeanor, it is a felony.

[Boiler 43,576]

Isn't that ironic. Crossing the border illegally in itself is only a misdemeanor, but if you harbor the person committing the misdemeanor, it is a felony.

It isn't a misdemeanour.