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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens

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Today I read this on the NYT "Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens" Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.

 

Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/us/trump-green-card-interview-arrests.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E8.cL1o.VCG59vj3EBcL&smid=url-share

 

It seems to me these are spouses who got married in the US on ESTA or visitor visa, and then did AOS in the US; rather than use the K1 or marriage visa. Typically, ICE or USCIS didn't go after people who used the 'loophole' (which is usually very much recommended against in this forum) to get married in the US, but it seems that's ending? I did find odd that one couple got married in October but waited until July to file their petition. 

 

 

 
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