A 32-year-old Chinese man holding a green card returned to the U.S. from China on April 15 and was detained by CBP at the Seattle port of entry under the pretext of "criminal record". Despite interventions from politicians and lawyers, there is no criminal or traffic violation record of him in the Pennsylvania system, yet he remains detained after many days.
This person has lived in the United States for nearly 20 years as a green card holder. He had previously entered the U.S. multiple times smoothly without any obstruction or investigation during immigration checks, with a good travel record.
Legal experts in the U.S. have particularly reminded expatriates: Friends who plan to travel abroad must carefully check before departure if they have any unresolved traffic violations, past minor criminal records, or misrecordings caused by using different names, etc. These minor historical issues may be mistakenly judged as potential "deportation reasons" in the CBP system.
Therefore, when facing customs inquiries, never sign documents lightly, such as so-called "voluntary departure agreements" or other "abandonment of hearing statements", but insist on seeing an immigration judge to争取 reasonable explanations and appeal opportunities.
These well-intentioned reminders may serve as references for relevant individuals.
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