mymarriagejourney

He can go back to Jordan if he wants, but you have no control over that. If you get a divorce, he can file for the removal of conditions himself if he wants to stay in the US; he will just have to document a bona fide relationship that didn't work out.

You have a few of options:

You can continue to try to make things work.

You can get a divorce and move back to Jordan.

You can get a divorce and file for the removal of conditions on your green card by yourself, and include evidence that you entered into the marriage in good faith and that it just didn't work out.

Thank you for bravely sharing your story. I wish for closure for you and your daughter. So, so terrible.

The victim of his rape was 6 years old. However, he also has other charges for crimes against her and against her older sister. I believe the older sister was 13. However, I think the crimes against the 13 year old involved hidden cameras and subsequent postings of photos of her in the shower and otherwise undressed. The detective said that about 20 hidden cameras were found throughout the house. Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick.

I have nothing significant to add other than my condolences for that girl and her family. Luckily most children under the age of 12 recover with much less emotional trauma from those types of horrors and grow into functional adults.

My condolences to you and your husband as well for what you've both been through and are going through.

On a personal note, which I normally wouldn't ever post in a forum:

My family and I have been through a very traumatic and abusive situation with my ex husband, about 7 years ago. It got to the point where I had needed medical attention from his abuse and he refused to bring me to the hospital so I stumbled my way 5 miles by foot to the ER. I had been working towards getting my life together enough to leave him for several years (he didn't allow me to get a driver's license, a car, a job, controlled our finances, etc).

After I managed to get the ability to support my children and myself, I left my ex husband. The abuse escalated. Because he could no longer hurt me directly, he hurt the children to get through to me. He abused our son (emotionally & mentally), who is autistic, and molested our daughter (which I was unaware of at the time), among other things. He manipulated the court system to get primary physical custody, and once I proved he lied to the courts they still granted him joint physical custody of them (yes, this really does happen). I battled him in court for nearly 3 years just for the divorce, I knew it was going to take time to gather enough evidence of his abuse to convince the courts he was unfit as a parent. Finally around the 4 year mark, our daughter, the brave beautiful girl that she is, opened up and informed that she was going through the abuse (she was 10 when she told me). We had a discussion of the options (going to the police, etc), and the consequences of that, and she understood that what was happening was wrong and felt she should move forward and report her father. (I probably would've anyways but having her cooperation and giving her some of the power her father took was always good for her) I brought her to the ER and had a doctor examine and question her. He confirmed the abuse, and now my ex husband is currently being charged by the state, and awaiting trial. There is a nearly 13 year old girl who was abused 5 years ago and remembers everything, consistently and concisely from the time that she was cross-examined by the forensic psychologist. I doubt he will be found "not-guilty".

My daughter has some emotional trauma from it, and has some issues, but she improves every day. She has best friends a "boyfriend" (very innocent and adorable), and is a, happy, bright, well adjusted, and well behaved (for a nearly teen) child. I have found love again, and my children adore their step-father who treats us all like royalty.

So there is hope, the child with enough love and support from her mother will be just fine one day.

Wow, this is why I didn't post a specific country. I didn't want this to turn into some sort of prejudice against one particular nation. I almost didn't post the region, either, but it was relevant to my question about the torture clause.

I have travelled extensively in the region. Your opinions are extremely skewed and your "citations" could be found in any corner of the world. This type of sick behavior is not exclusive to any particular region, I'm sad to say. These people come from everywhere.

Sadly, most of the MENA countries I have visited have no problem with pedophilia. More common than not they will blame rape victims of the crime and punish them instead of the pedophile. This has been especially noted in specific countries (UAE for example) where victims caught AIDS and then went to jail for being raped.

The problem is that they teach that someone pitching is not gay, and therefore it is not a problem.... (Sorry to put it so politically incorrect, but that is the way the actually teach it.) The same goes for pedophilia, where you need three witnesses to even get a cop to look at it. (When does a pedophile bring three of his buddies to watch?)

This is especially notable for the country of Saudi Arabia, please check out the "Gulf Daily News" in Bahrain for more information on that.

From what I have seen, they will not only celebrate when this animal makes it home, they will probably give him a lavish lifestyle to go with it. Most of the countries look at it as others than Arab are less than human, and use that as an excuse for their behavior. (Look at the filipina raped by three Arabs in Bahrain because as they said "They were bored". They originally gave them less than a week in Jail with time already served. Then they proceeded to try and wash away the sins by paying the girl $120 from the court.) I would routinely hear of the Arabs bragging about their conquests and how they were only trash from x country.

While he may serve his time in a US jail, he will most likely never have a problem once he gets deported.

Also, the reason he would receive harsh treatment at home is not because he did it there. It is because that behavior is seen as a shame to the entire family and village. Trust me, if/when he goes back, his relatives will take care of any revenge the court system might not have managed for the victims...

No way will he avoid being deported, GC holders have been deported for simpler

things as shop-lifting, multiple DUIs etc. So he will definitely go & the argument about

torture in his home country don't hold water, why would they torture him, did he do it

there B4 coming to the US? then the US would gladly turn him over to Jordan,Jordan

is a US allies is nothing wrong in him going home just be sad for any Jordanian kid that

runs into him when he gets back...There is no help for these sexual deviants nor any

waivers in any court to help with video proof of his crime even of its is once, hopefully

the judge will give him the max and in some cases the same judge recommends deportation.

Well depending on which state & if he goes to state prison, even in PC he can get abused

and the fact where his country lies he will not run into friendly bad guys who just looks down

on what he did & where he's from.....6 yrs old???he deserves everything he gets , deported

is for sure. These guys have to realized sexual abused harassment, intimidation of women

and molestation of kids, THEY CANNOT bring it here, maybe rape victims get arrested where

he comes from but not in the US

I didn't mention his country. He is from the MENA region. My husband is Jordanian, but the excuse for a human being that committed these crimes is not my husband. Thank God.

No way will he avoid being deported, GC holders have been deported for simpler

things as shop-lifting, multiple DUIs etc. So he will definitely go & the argument about

torture in his home country don't hold water, why would they torture him, did he do it

there B4 coming to the US? then the US would gladly turn him over to Jordan,Jordan

is a US allies is nothing wrong in him going home just be sad for any Jordanian kid that

runs into him when he gets back...There is no help for these sexual deviants nor any

waivers in any court to help with video proof of his crime even of its is once, hopefully

the judge will give him the max and in some cases the same judge recommends deportation.

Well depending on which state & if he goes to state prison, even in PC he can get abused

and the fact where his country lies he will not run into friendly bad guys who just looks down

on what he did & where he's from.....6 yrs old???he deserves everything he gets , deported

is for sure. These guys have to realized sexual abused harassment, intimidation of women

and molestation of kids, THEY CANNOT bring it here, maybe rape victims get arrested where

he comes from but not in the US

Well, that's a damn shame.

Not true, that's a myth. Child molesters are not held within the general population, nor do they get raped for their crimes.

I cannot say if the information my local office gave to me was correct or incorrect. I can only tell you my experience.

My husband did not continue school while his AOS was in progress. He waited until his green card was issued and then finished school with federal aid, which was the best economic decision for our family.

Since your wife is in an authorized period of stay and since she does not want to continue schooling, why would you even want maintain the F1? As you say, it is incredibly expensive to pay international tuition and it makes no sense if she doesn't even want to go to school.

He has 6 counts against him and by my recollection, the counts are timed over a period of about a year based on computer/photo/video timestamps. However, the 6 counts were all part of one arrest. This part was confusing to me because I read that multiple counts for one crime would only count as one count for immigration. However, because the counts were spaced over time, I don't know if that makes a difference considering they were all part of one arrest. I'm pretty sure I'm talking in circles, but maybe someone follows me...

I don't know how long he has been in the country, but I know it has been over 5 years. I think he has been in the country for 6 years, but the crimes would have taken place within the 5 year period? Maybe? I really don't know for certain, because I don't know exactly when he arrived. He came on a marriage visa. He divorced that first wife and the victims were the children (yes, children... ) of his second wife.

I doubt he will get life in prison,despite I hope he gets life in prison!.If he committed the crime within five years after his admission to the U.S. then he may be placed into removal proceedings,but If more than five years have passed since the date he was admitted, then they will not deport him.But if he is charged with two counts involving crime of moral turpitude then he will be deported regardless when he got his GC, but unfortunately there is a waiver available if he proves that he might be tortured in his home Country, then the scumbag may have the waiver granted, even with an aggravated felony charge.

Thank you for that! I had read something similar, except for the clause about torture and it made me squirm a bit. Now, I will continue to watch the case and hope that a proper conviction comes through.

The victim was his step-daughter, and his wife divorced him a few months after his arrest, so I don't think his absence will cause her any undue hardship... (Yes, that was disgusted sarcasm...)

a little more information on the subject

http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/just-facts/aggravated-felonies-overview

Comes down to aggravated felonies are not eligible to waive or stop deportation.

In the words of the Supreme Court, immigrants convicted of an “aggravated felony” face the “harshest deportation consequences.” As Congress ponders proposals to include even more crimes under the definition of “aggravated felony,” it must consider the extremely severe consequences that will result. The immigration laws include numerous provisions to ensure that criminals are not allowed to remain in the United States, yet also recognize that exceptions should be made in particularly compelling cases, especially when an immigrant’s removal will create hardship for U.S. citizens. Once a crime is labeled an “aggravated felony,” however, deportation is all but assured and individualized determinations are rarely possible to make.

He has been in the county jail for over a year, so he is not presently stalking me. He was stalking me and our home prior to his arrest. What does my husband have to say about it? He caught him and another person sitting in a car in front of our house and it was everything I could do to keep him from going after them.

Why was stalking me? What does anyone stalk? Because they are mentally unstable. And, what does that have to do with the question I asked?

Hmmm ,why is he stalking you?what does your husband say about it ?

First, I must make clear that this inquiry does NOT pertain to my husband nor is my husband in any way related to the person in question.

About a year ago, a person I know was arrested for rape of a minor and child pornography via a sting operation in my city. There are 6 counts against him. He is in the country jail awaiting trial (still...the justice system can be incredibly slow...). The arresting detective contacted me (and many others) within 24 hours of the arrest and he wanted life in prison because the rape victim was 6 years old. But, I know that it isn’t under the detective’s power to do anything but make the arrest and provide the evidence of the video tapes and photos of the rape. He also told me that because the perpetrator is a Legal Permanent Resident and not a citizen, that he would be deported if he was not imprisoned or if he was imprisoned and subsequently released.

I have seen varying opinions on whether or not the deportation is guaranteed should he not receive life in prison. I have read that if the LPR can show that he would be tortured in his home county, he would not be deported. He is from the MENA region, and that possibility would not be out of the question for such crimes... (The perpetrator has pleaded not guilty despite photo and video evidence.)

​Does anyone have direct knowledge of a similar case and the outcome?

Although no one I know is a victim in this case, I do know the perpetrator. While I have not been in contact with him for well over 4 years now, he lived in my city and was stalking me and my home in the weeks and months before his arrest. I will feel more comfortable once this reaches closure.

My husband was also an F1 visa holder prior to his AOS, and the information I conveyed was relayed to me by our local immigration office during an InfoPass appointment. I do not dispute that it could be incorrect, but it was the information given to me by USCIS.

This is a common misperception, and it is not true.

While the AOS is pending, one is authorized to stay in the US until the matter of the adjustment settled, even past the expiry date of the F-1. But that has nothing to do with the F-1. Until a final decision is made on the AOS (i.e. the green card is either granted or denied), the F-1 is still valid and continuing.

She is no longer on F-1 status. Once the AOS was filed, she is under a new period of authorized stay while the paperwork is processed, but she is no longer an F-1 visa holder.

Just one freak early approval

Hey! Who are you calling a freak?

The majority of people aren't interviewed.

No one is calling you a liar. What you did (apparently without realizing and with bad advice from a lawyer) is try to apply for a visa under fraudulent terms. She is not your nanny, was never your nanny, and would not be acting like a nanny. She was in a relationship with you, coming to visit, and acting in the capacity of a parent. Parents aren't nannies or babysitters. Again, I am not calling you a liar. I am explaining why your initial visa was denied and why the K1 is denied, with the assumption of labor fraud. There is good, solid advice here that you are taking as an insult rather than constructive information.

Why would you go since your wife married you on a scam to get a green card? Don't go regardless. Hasn't everyone here told you to walk away 100 times?

They are not required, but we included them.

I looked at the June filers, and the last approval was Aug 22. Since then, it has just been you and nobody else from the July filers.

His was August 14, so even before the August 22 date. Seems weird. I guess they are slowing down in CA.

Agree with Hypnos

Adjustment of status with I-485

I'm kinda in shock. It was obviously a fluke that my husband received an approval a month ago and everyone else here is still waiting.

You state you are living with inlaws. Why can't they write an affidavit?