Arrest record in data base-already a citizen

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nelsonyiga

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Dear friends, I became a citizen two months ago. While flying back,
I was subjected to second search and when I did go I was checked and nothing found.
Two issues:
(1) I once travelled with lots of cash on me and was checked and that was in 2007. So that stayed in the system and though no action was taken, it has created checks everywhere I have gone.
(2) I did have a case in 2000. I was not arrested at all, however the system says I was arrested. I do have a letter from the police that say I have never been arrested.
This is in the data base. During Green Card Interview I was asked about it and told them I have never been arrested. I did get the card and it happened again during the Citizenship interview and I produced the documents that showed I did not.
I did pay for another hearing that resulted into expunging the case. However for the past nine years it is still in the data base.

THIS HAS CREATED ALL THIS HARD ROAD TO CITIZENSHIP AND NOW IT IS MAKING A HARD COME BACK ON ME FOR WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO.

I did go to change my names and the judge said NO because of the record. I told him it never happened. He reset my case for MARCH 26 so I produce documents to prove that I was never arrested.

So I am asking anyone who has any links to help me solve these three problems:
(1) Getting myself out of Immigration System as someone once Arrested because it shows every airport I go to.
(2) Getting the Arrest record off my record in data base
(3) getting the judge's order executed since he ordered the records not to be disclosed.

Someone throw some hints. I thought I was through but it seems this is even worse.

Thank you.
 
nelsonyiga said:
(2) I did have a case in 2000. I was not arrested at all, however the system says I was arrested. I do have a letter from the police that say I have never been arrested.
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There is no clear definition of arrest. Arrested can extenbd to mean stopped by the police.
 
Yes the incident was that I had more than $10,000 in cash but they asked what my occupation was and I told them that I am a Real Estate Developer and so they made sign a paper that the money they counted was correct and gave it back and let me go.
My only problem, it is saying as the custom officer told me that I do have an arrest record for theft.
I told have never been arrested. He asked me three times and I explained what happened at work and I was suspended not arrested. So he said, "ohoo well, it is in here and it is going to stay in till you do something"
I guess I need to get an Attorney.
 
@ Bob, I did go and print the paperwork and sent it in mail today. I guess I will have an answer by next week or so.
I did put on papers from the Police that I have never been arrested by any Agency and also court documents that the Judge ordered not any of my prior case to appear anywhere to any Agency.

About the money, I do not know if they will delete that. However an Attorney friend of mine had suggested same thing but to do an infopass. I would hate to go back there so I took the part you suggested. I put on my certificate and answered required questions.

So I wait. I also did put all documents together for the judge that is handling my name change case and will be downtown tomorrow to speak with the Judge about the order he gave that was never taken into account.

And I guess after all this, I might be free at last.
Thank you kindly for the help and always for being there for information seekers.
:)
 
As frustrating as your journey has been, think of it as just another hurdle that you can overcome with patience and time.
 
yes, I have learned that very well. It is not really bothering me. It looks like my journey has always had bumps and I do know this will be done. If I managed to pass all the rest, this is just another little pimple. And I will come over it. I do have faith.

thanx.
 
nelsonyiga said:
Yes the incident was that I had more than $10,000 in cash but they asked what my occupation was and I told them that I am a Real Estate Developer and so they made sign a paper that the money they counted was correct and gave it back and let me go.
My only problem, it is saying as the custom officer told me that I do have an arrest record for theft.
I told have never been arrested. He asked me three times and I explained what happened at work and I was suspended not arrested. So he said, "ohoo well, it is in here and it is going to stay in till you do something"
I guess I need to get an Attorney.
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more than $10,000 in cash?? wow. That's lots of money. I haven't heard of anyone bringing large amount of cash thru the custom. Next time deposit it in your bank.

What kind of case did you have in 2000? Can you explain? Did they bring you to the detention center or fingerprint you and let you go? I strongly suggest you hire an attorney to solve the matter. I agree with you that it is very weird about database system. They should correct it.
 
nelsonyiga said:
yes, I have learned that very well. It is not really bothering me. It looks like my journey has always had bumps and I do know this will be done. If I managed to pass all the rest, this is just another little pimple. And I will come over it. I do have faith.

thanx.
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Congratulations on your Citizenship.

Re: the secondary checks: Unfortunately, once you get caught trying to sneak things by customs/immigration, they do flag your name for additional checks in the future (even of you have no other arrests).

After a few years (I think it is 3 years - at least that's what it was pre 9/11) and assuming there are no additional incidents, the names do drop off the list.

So grin and bear it for the next few trips and things will ease up after a while.
 
GungaDin said:
After a few years (I think it is 3 years - at least that's what it was pre 9/11) and assuming there are no additional incidents, the names do drop off the list.
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Unfortunately, the names don't drop that easily, atlease in my case. My passport was stolen in 1996 and someone tried to use it to sneak into the US and got caught. To this date, 13 years later, I am still stopped and sent to the secondary room to verify my documents :(. It always adds an hour to time wasted and is very frustrating, but don't know what I can do to get that dropped from the system. :mad:
 
phillydude411 said:
Unfortunately, the names don't drop that easily, atlease in my case. My passport was stolen in 1996 and someone tried to use it to sneak into the US and got caught. To this date, 13 years later, I am still stopped and sent to the secondary room to verify my documents :(. It always adds an hour to time wasted and is very frustrating, but don't know what I can do to get that dropped from the system. :mad:
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Has this happened since you became a US citizen?
 
Yes, recently I went to Uganda via London and chose to stop in London. I was kept sited for 10 minutes as they verified, also passport is verified like two times every time I entered an airport.

Then in Uganda the lady swiped my passport and she frowned so I asked myself why.

So when I came back to Houston, they sent me for second inspection and that's when I asked and the guy told me of the arrest record. I called the sheriff's department and he said, he does not know anyway to reverse that because an arrest warrant was issued in 2000 and I posted a bond, however I went to the Sheriff's department to make sure I have no warranties and that is like a formal booking.
However, it is not supposed to be an arrest record he said.
So I wrote the Judge a letter explaining and sending him all the documents that I have.
Hopefully he will look through the documents and agree to give me a name change. I UST DID NOT KNOW THIS TOUGH. But I now live in a different county so if he rejects it I will just have to go to my county which is country with less cases and qualifying rules.
I did make a mistake, going to one of the busiest and most trafficked county downtown Houston.
 
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