Need Some Info For This.........

[trialanderror83]

The cousin of a good friend of mine was deported back to Brazil from the US around over a year ago for coccaine poss of 1.5 grams. He was brought here legally as a LPR at 4 yrs old, so he has been a LPR for 30 plus yrs. His parents are US citizens(his dad just died). He also has a US citizen born child but he is NOT married to a US citizen. All this guys family are US citizens, he has no family in Brazil.

Question is would this guy have any relief available with form i-212? The guy is a pain in the as-, doesn't work, ect....Would this be the correct form to fill out for any relief?

Please know that this question is on behalf of his family not myself, I am just trying to get any information....

Any responses are appriciated.
Thanx


http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-212.pdf

 

[bbqchickenrobot]

I'm not entirely sure here... but if you are an LPR and they remove your LPR status and deport you that is VERY bad. He was removed for a very serious drug offense. Not sure any of his family members can really help out his situation.

Not to be the hind-sight guru, but, he should have gotten his citizenship a while ago (think you're elligible after 15 years if i'm not mistaken - which I very well could be) and he wouldn't have been *deported*.

Sorry to hear the circumstances, but the only thing I can suggest is that he get an awesome, and I mean AWESOME, lawyer to help him out. Or the lawyer might say there's nothing that can be done....

check out this link: http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/155/

The very last paragraph is kinda what I think your friend's situation:

Most non-citizens who are deported from the US are not eligible to apply to return legally to the country for a period of from five to 20 years depending on their circumstances. But aggravated felons are permanently disqualified from ever returning to the US for any reason.

This is also informative:

http://www.bogle-associates.com/Deportation_Defense.html