Naturalized US citizen moving back to live in the US in current context

[lovinglive 29]

Hi forum members,

 

This may seem like a dumb question for those of you who are regular on here.  My wife is a naturalized US citizen since 2023.  She was in the US for a number of months in 2024 and then we went abroad to spend time in her home country.

 

Now we want to return to live in the US.  One family member keeps bringing up that it is a bad time to be in the US now due to the political climate, the deportations and the ICE arrests.

 

My view is that my wife is a US citizen, and it seems there is very little likelihood of her being detained by ICE.  I've read of like one case of a US citizen being detained by ICE (the Georgia -Florida border case, later released).

 

Is my family member being overly paranoid or is there a genuine concern here?  Please advise.  Thanks!

[milimelo 4,611]

No concern. She's a USC. 

[Crazy Cat 43,430]

12 minutes ago, lovinglive said:

Is my family member being overly paranoid

Overly paranoid.  The news media is not being truthful much of the time.

Edited Tuesday at 02:34 PM by Crazy Cat

[Boiler 46,809]

Remember there are a lot of dumb people out there, and they still get to vote.

[smilingstone 310]

Even if only a GC holder, every single account of this happening that I have read has involved drug possession charges. 

[lovinglive 29]

47 minutes ago, milimelo said:

No concern. She's a USC. 

All right, thanks!

37 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Overly paranoid.  The news media is not being truthful much of the time.

All right, thanks!

[JeanneAdil 6,876]

she just needs US passport as after naturalizing that must be used when leaving and entering the US

 

[lovinglive 29]

3 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

she just needs US passport as after naturalizing that must be used when leaving and entering the US

 

Hi, Thanks, she has a passport and I think in walking around on an every day basis she can keep a copy of it on her person (as it would be sad to lose it). 

[TBoneTX 46,859]

1 minute ago, lovinglive said:

she can keep a copy of it on her person

Be careful that she isn't accused of "forging" an official U.S. document (copying can be construed as that).

If you make a copy, enlarge or reduce the original size, and copy just the ID page(s).

Another idea is to copy the naturalization certificate, or the part showing her name.

[mam521 2,414]

13 minutes ago, lovinglive said:

Hi, Thanks, she has a passport and I think in walking around on an every day basis she can keep a copy of it on her person (as it would be sad to lose it). 

I wouldn't risk the passport.  Get a passport card or, take a photo of it.  The information can be verified by a system check. 

 

A US DL or identification card might be helpful, too.  

 

I wouldn't stress about it.  There's lots of sensationalism out there.  

[Edward and Jaycel 1,301]

Before I lived in the Philippines for a year, I got a Passport Card. While it cannot be used for international travel, I carried that around as my ID instead of my passport which I kept locked up in the safe in my condo. The passport card is also handy if you ever do lose your passport, it is a good ID to present to the US Embassy when you go to get an emergency replacement.

[wildbug100420 236]

28 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Before I lived in the Philippines for a year, I got a Passport Card. While it cannot be used for international travel, I carried that around as my ID instead of my passport which I kept locked up in the safe in my condo. The passport card is also handy if you ever do lose your passport, it is a good ID to present to the US Embassy when you go to get an emergency replacement.

Passport card can be used for travel at land crossings and cruises between us and Mexico and Caribbean nations 

[Edward and Jaycel 1,301]

2 minutes ago, wildbug100420 said:

Passport card can be used for travel at land crossings and cruises between us and Mexico and Caribbean nations 

 

Correct.... sorry I meant to type International Air Travel but I noticed it too late to edit  

[lovinglive 29]

22 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Be careful that she isn't accused of "forging" an official U.S. document (copying can be construed as that).

If you make a copy, enlarge or reduce the original size, and copy just the ID page(s).

Another idea is to copy the naturalization certificate, or the part showing her name.

Thanks, that's interesting.

 

What do you mean about copying the part showing her name?  You mean on the naturalization certificate, right?

[lovinglive 29]

22 hours ago, mam521 said:

I wouldn't risk the passport.  Get a passport card or, take a photo of it.  The information can be verified by a system check. 

 

A US DL or identification card might be helpful, too.  

 

I wouldn't stress about it.  There's lots of sensationalism out there.  

Hi, she has a state ID, card, which is what people would normally carry around with them.  WIll probably go with that and an enlarged copy or scan of passport.  Or possibly getting a passport card.

21 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Before I lived in the Philippines for a year, I got a Passport Card. While it cannot be used for international travel, I carried that around as my ID instead of my passport which I kept locked up in the safe in my condo. The passport card is also handy if you ever do lose your passport, it is a good ID to present to the US Embassy when you go to get an emergency replacement.

Thanks, that's a good idea!  Will look into that.