Traveling as a PR with past history of Deportation (title edited)

[LaurenA 0]

My mom got her green card a year ago. We are planning on a vacation back home next year. She had been in the United States 28 years ago with a removal case & unpaid credit cards before going back home. After 28 years we decided to apply her a green card via IR5 visa and it was granted. Will her past removal case & unpaid credit card can be a problem on her reenter after our vacation? 

Edited Monday at 12:50 AM by TBoneTX
misspelling in title corrected

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[Edward and Jaycel 1,607]

2 hours ago, LaurenA said:

Will her past removal case & unpaid credit card can be a problem on her reenter after our vacation? 

 

The unpaid credit cards will have zero effect - The removal case... what was the disposition of that case? Was it disclosed to the embassy on her DS-260 application? How did they handle it? (i.e., was she questioned about it, etc.?)

[LaurenA 0]

3 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

The unpaid credit cards will have zero effect - The removal case... what was the disposition of that case? Was it disclosed to the embassy on her DS-260 application? How did they handle it? (i.e., was she questioned about it, etc.?)

Yes it was disclosed on her DS-260. She overstayed because she was trying to adjust her visa status but never granted that’s why she is for removal but she went back home before the removal and stay 28 years back home. Then last year she was granted a green card via IR5 and she’s in the US now. 

[OldUser 9,204]

49 minutes ago, LaurenA said:

Yes it was disclosed on her DS-260. She overstayed because she was trying to adjust her visa status but never granted that’s why she is for removal but she went back home before the removal and stay 28 years back home. Then last year she was granted a green card via IR5 and she’s in the US now. 

No guarantees whatsoever, but your mom is not in the group risk, unless she has 6+ months trip.

[Sam Burns 183]

Unnecessarily inflammatory title

[ineedadisplayname 522]

4 hours ago, Sam Burns said:

Unnecessarily inflammatory title

Yeah I reported it yesterday, nothing happened to the title

[Edward and Jaycel 1,607]

13 hours ago, LaurenA said:

but she went back home before the removal and stay 28 years back home

 

So you don't know what the disposition of the removal proceedings are? Like @OldUser said above, there are no guarantees. I would consult with an attorney or at the very least do a FOIA request to see if you can find out what they did with her case before you do any international travel. That's my best advice based of the information provided. From what I know there are situations that won't necessarily cause you to be denied for Adjusting Status but they ARE cause for inadmissibility to the US. That's why I said you may want to consult an attorney, they would know all of those peculiarities of the immigration law.

Edited Sunday at 03:18 PM by Edward and Jaycel

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1 hour ago, ineedadisplayname said:

Yeah I reported it yesterday, nothing happened to the title

Definitely, something should be done about it because it literally has nothing to do with what is written in the post, and is just spreading a false narrative.

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~~Title edited to fit the OP's question. Please do not use false narratives to create a thread. Members are more willing to help if you make a title to fit your actual question.~~

[LaurenA 0]

On 5/24/2025 at 10:11 PM, OldUser said:

No guarantees whatsoever, but your mom is not in the group risk, unless she has 6+ months trip.

Thank you! Hope everything goes well. 

[TBoneTX 47,094]

Let us know here.

[LaurenA 0]

On 5/25/2025 at 11:17 AM, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

So you don't know what the disposition of the removal proceedings are? Like @OldUser said above, there are no guarantees. I would consult with an attorney or at the very least do a FOIA request to see if you can find out what they did with her case before you do any international travel. That's my best advice based of the information provided. From what I know there are situations that won't necessarily cause you to be denied for Adjusting Status but they ARE cause for inadmissibility to the US. That's why I said you may want to consult an attorney, they would know all of those peculiarities of the immigration law.

Yes we do not know what happened with the case since it was 28 years ago. She got her greencard last year and entered the states last year too so we are hoping that it was already terminated. I also tried to check in the EOIR website using her A number if she have any open cases but the website says “no case found on this A-number”. Hope everything goes well. 

[OldUser 9,204]

1 hour ago, LaurenA said:

Yes we do not know what happened with the case since it was 28 years ago. 

The problem is, you may not know, but USCIS, DHS and DOS may know what happened and they may have records.

Hence, you can try to learn more, as @Edward and Jaycel suggested, by filing FOIA.

 

This may not be relevant for travel now, but well may be relevant for N-400.

 

Edited Tuesday at 07:23 PM by OldUser