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Individual citizen of the United States of America
The short answer is: . Recent high-profile claims and lawsuits—most notably a $50 million administrative claim and subsequent lawsuits from a Van Nuys car wash owner and several people alleging wrongf...
If arrests someone who is a despite that person showing a state or tribal ID, the citizen retains including the right to remain silent and to challenge detention; ICE lacks authority to deport citizen...
Marriage to a U.S. citizen still creates a direct legal pathway to apply for lawful permanent residence — spouses remain “immediate relatives” eligible to seek a green card — but marriage alone is no ...
Marriage to a U.S. citizen does not automatically shield a noncitizen spouse from deportation; common grounds include immigration-status violations (e.g., unlawful entry/overstay), certain criminal co...
To naturalize based on marriage to a U.S. citizen, the applicant generally must be a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) for at least , be at least 18, have lived in marital union with the s...
Naturalization timelines and procedures diverge sharply depending on whether permanent residency comes via employment or marriage: employment-based routes usually require employer-driven steps (PERM, ...
You can apply for a marriage-based green card as soon as you are legally married to a U.S. citizen and the citizen files the required petition; immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (including spouses)...
The K-3 “hybrid” pathway allows a foreign spouse of a U.S. citizen to enter the United States while the underlying immigrant petition (Form I-130) is pending, but it requires an I-130 and a separate I...
A US citizen who believes they were wrongfully detained by ICE has multiple legal and administrative pathways to seek release and redress, but recent investigations show that complicate practical acce...