PLEASE HELP littlebrother has received illegal status and 10 year ban while doing everything legally

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agonzalez22

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I am a resident and my parents too, they were going to go into the process of adding my brother to ask to residency for them.

My younger brother entered the US on a student visa about a year ago and during the times that we moved he had to switch to 3 different private schools to finish his senior year and start going to college as an International Student. These movings were due to my job constantly changing and I was watching him.

The first high school that he went to did not provide him an I-20, they kept saying it was on the way and never sent it. Then none of the other schools provided him with the I-20 since we figured we needed the first one first.
In the SEVIS system it was as if he did not go to school at all.

Our lawyer who go the residency to my parents has told us that he is going to get a 10 year ban and there is not a way to avoid it or do anything about it. He says there are no appeals or anything to do with immigration, so basically he is screwed

I am clearly at a loss for words and I cannot believe how he is screwed and we had been trying to always do everything legal plus the massive amount of money it has costed everyone in the family to have him here in private school so he can go to college.

He has transcripts and dates he has been here as an F1 student which is less than a year.

He was about to start going to college this semester and that is when the university informed him that he was out of status in SEVIS and now we just know what the lawyer told us, which is basically we are screwed and there is a 10 year ban on my little brother.

I am scared shitless for him and someone please tell me if there is anything I could do we are so desperate and I know how affected he is by this since he was supposed to start college in august and now he doesnt know if he leaves the US if he can come back for 10 years. He loves this country and the university that he wanted to go and a complete trainwreck for his plans has come.

My parents were going to ask for his residency this year, and now it is impossible according to our lawyer because of what happened :(
 
You brother is screwed. How old is he? Are your parents citizens yet? I don't think there is much hope for him since I am sure he is no longer under 18. Get a competent attorney however it seems like he is in a major pickle!

Being an immigrant yourself you should have known about how serious immigration issues are and ensured he got an I-20.

Best!

agonzalez22 said:
I am a resident and my parents too, they were going to go into the process of adding my brother to ask to residency for them.

My younger brother entered the US on a student visa about a year ago and during the times that we moved he had to switch to 3 different private schools to finish his senior year and start going to college as an International Student. These movings were due to my job constantly changing and I was watching him.

The first high school that he went to did not provide him an I-20, they kept saying it was on the way and never sent it. Then none of the other schools provided him with the I-20 since we figured we needed the first one first.
In the SEVIS system it was as if he did not go to school at all.

Our lawyer who go the residency to my parents has told us that he is going to get a 10 year ban and there is not a way to avoid it or do anything about it. He says there are no appeals or anything to do with immigration, so basically he is screwed

I am clearly at a loss for words and I cannot believe how he is screwed and we had been trying to always do everything legal plus the massive amount of money it has costed everyone in the family to have him here in private school so he can go to college.

He has transcripts and dates he has been here as an F1 student which is less than a year.

He was about to start going to college this semester and that is when the university informed him that he was out of status in SEVIS and now we just know what the lawyer told us, which is basically we are screwed and there is a 10 year ban on my little brother.

I am scared shitless for him and someone please tell me if there is anything I could do we are so desperate and I know how affected he is by this since he was supposed to start college in august and now he doesnt know if he leaves the US if he can come back for 10 years. He loves this country and the university that he wanted to go and a complete trainwreck for his plans has come.

My parents were going to ask for his residency this year, and now it is impossible according to our lawyer because of what happened :(
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Yup he is 18. My parents just becaqme residents through my older brother who is a citizen. The plan was to ask for my little brother and my little sister for their residence now. However this is not possible since he is in the system as someone who abused the law. Basically just for going 8 months of senior highschool in the US we screwed everything up. I feel so much regret I cannot believe it.
I am in Texas, my parents in mexico who have been moving from venezuela to honduras to mexico and my brother has to go to oil rigs in alaska for weeks. My "banned brother" was going to school with him but he is most of the time in oil rigs and and we are just dumbfounded how we let this happen.


I should have known better and the pain this is going to cause for me and my parents is immense. When I was an F1 student it was just for college and getting a new one was very easy since they are used to it. In the highschool it was a small private and they lied to us telling us they would get it. They did not even know how to do it and we waited too long like idiots. The attorney told us he is screwed and he seems reputable, I would be reluctant of an attorney that tells you what you would like to hear. I still want to exhaust every possibility

Is there no way to appeal this and show that he was in school with the transcripts ? There should be a way of doing something :( I still am shocked as hell.

Do you know of another forum I could ask the question and get more input? anything is appreciated man. If only I could give my green card to him he was the one who loved this country the most and was just ready to start college in august. :(:(:(


I will still consult with a second lawyer opinion but I am scared of being ripped off since this type of situation is exactly the ones you hear in the horror lawyer stories
 
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have you communicated with ICE/DHS about this issue? You have the transcripts to prove he was in school and they (the school) lied to you (do you have any correspondence from them saying the I-20 is "on the way?") I do not believe all is lost in such a situation. If I was you I would contact DHS/ICE ASAP notifying them of all of the facts of your brother's case if indeed you did everything as required. I thought an I-20 is required for an F-1 visa to be issued or have things changed lately?

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