Posted on Jan 22, 2018
ICE detains green-card holding Polish doctor in Michigan who's been in US for 40 years
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One of my questions - Why didn't he apply for citizenship?
The story that I have link shared here is not the only one but does have more information than the one from the Washington Post (which is linked in this comment). And I do not buy into the comment or theory that he was not told that his indiscretions could be used to deport him sometime in the future, especially since he had to renew his 'Green Card.'
Additional stories/articles on this persons plight -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/01/22/ice-detains-a-polish-doctor-and-green-card-holder-who-has-lived-in-the-u-s-for-nearly-40-years/?utm_term=.dc79d820ee4d
woodtv.com/2018/01/20/kzoo-doctor-detained-by-ice-after-40-years-in-us/
The story that I have link shared here is not the only one but does have more information than the one from the Washington Post (which is linked in this comment). And I do not buy into the comment or theory that he was not told that his indiscretions could be used to deport him sometime in the future, especially since he had to renew his 'Green Card.'
Additional stories/articles on this persons plight -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/01/22/ice-detains-a-polish-doctor-and-green-card-holder-who-has-lived-in-the-u-s-for-nearly-40-years/?utm_term=.dc79d820ee4d
woodtv.com/2018/01/20/kzoo-doctor-detained-by-ice-after-40-years-in-us/
ICE detains green-card holding Polish doctor in Michigan who's been in US for 40 years
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Sometimes there is more than what is being told. If you are going to stay here that long, it's probably a good idea to pursue citizenship if you are going to commit crime. I ran a guy one time that came in a 1943 as a refugee, probably because of WWII. He was like 1 when he came here. He molested a kid at age 60 or so, did 10 years, and was deported to Europe at age 70ish where he probably didn't speak the language, friends and family long gone, and probably not up to speed on local traditions and that way of life. We are getting the family's version of what happened and they don't always tell everything. They'll tell you about the theft and the drunk in public but not about drug trafficking or whatever else the person may have done.
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SSG William Bowen
I wasn't involved in the case. I just ran a immigration check for the parole department for the state in question. After someone foreign gets released from prison and is on probation or parole, the various state's parole departments check to see if they have been deported and that is part of what I do.
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SSG Robert Webster
And there are special rules for active duty military and or their dependents. One item that is not covered in the story, is the tax exoneration documents before departure, both federal and state, that if you do not get them can also cause problems both at re-entry time and tax time.
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Why does he have to apply for citizenship? He had a legal permanent resident green card. His convictions weren't serious enough to disqualify him in the past so why now? Looks like being married and contributing back to American society with the education he earned. The justification for revoking his green card status is flimsy. Are we truly becoming a country where we even demand limits on non-citizen permanent residency?
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SSG Robert Webster
It is not the first time that this has occurred. Interesting that the same thing happened to a nephew of mine. And in this case and that one hindsight is 20/20.
I forgot to add, that when it was my nephew it was during the Obama administration.
One additional item in reference to your statement about "Are we truly becoming a country where we even demand limits on non-citizen permanent residency?" It has actually been like this for a considerable length of time, these rules were the same in 1982, as they are today. Secondly the rules have also been changed since then in regards to limits, the main one is the change from 'Indefinite" to "Mandatory Renewal" (every 10 years) when it comes to the 'Green Card' visa; this occurred in the 2007 to 2008 time frame. The proposed change came about due to a change in policy as published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2007. The following statement in the news release notification was actually and factually incorrect - "This proposed rule in no way affects the current validity of these permanent resident cards. Permanent residents who possess these cards may continue to use them as proof of permanent residency when traveling, when seeking employment, and at any time such proof is required." I know that is factually incorrect because my wife received a notification letter mandating that her old Form I-551 be replaced. I did not like it, but if we had ignored the letter and not renewed she would have been subject to deportation for failing to renew an "Indefinite" card.
Information on this is available at the USCIS archives.
I forgot to add, that when it was my nephew it was during the Obama administration.
One additional item in reference to your statement about "Are we truly becoming a country where we even demand limits on non-citizen permanent residency?" It has actually been like this for a considerable length of time, these rules were the same in 1982, as they are today. Secondly the rules have also been changed since then in regards to limits, the main one is the change from 'Indefinite" to "Mandatory Renewal" (every 10 years) when it comes to the 'Green Card' visa; this occurred in the 2007 to 2008 time frame. The proposed change came about due to a change in policy as published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2007. The following statement in the news release notification was actually and factually incorrect - "This proposed rule in no way affects the current validity of these permanent resident cards. Permanent residents who possess these cards may continue to use them as proof of permanent residency when traveling, when seeking employment, and at any time such proof is required." I know that is factually incorrect because my wife received a notification letter mandating that her old Form I-551 be replaced. I did not like it, but if we had ignored the letter and not renewed she would have been subject to deportation for failing to renew an "Indefinite" card.
Information on this is available at the USCIS archives.
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MAJ James Woods
SPC Martin Wiesiolek - Only I think many also believed you have to commit a serious felony in order to have your permanent residency revoked; as opposed to it being arbitrarily revoked as it is in this case.
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