Seeking advice on porter information

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heidibailey

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Hi there,

My father (green card holder) rejected to admit to US recently. He got rejected as he got a green card and have yet lived in us for more than 180 days. He speaks limit English, how do I find out detail information about what had happen in the airport? :confused:

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions,

Heidi.
 
My suggestion.... Learn how to speak English, I have no idea what you are trying to say.

heidibailey said:
Hi there,

My father (green card holder) rejected to admit to US recently. He got rejected as he got a green card and have yet lived in us for more than 180 days. He speaks limit English, how do I find out detail information about what had happen in the airport? :confused:

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions,

Heidi.
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You are right daforycal. Thank you for your advice. I am working on my English. I'll be more careful and try this again.

My father (a green card holder) was denied entry into the US recently. He speaks limited English and is not sure what happened. How do I find out for him what happened at that airport and why he was denied?

I have heard that there is a form that I can fill it out to find out whatever information that US government (CBP or Homeland security) has on a person. Is there such a form, and if so, what is called?

Thanks again,
Heidi
 
heidibailey said:
You are right daforycal. Thank you for your advice. I am working on my English. I'll be more careful and try this again.

My father (a green card holder) was denied entry into the US recently. He speaks limited English and is not sure what happened. How do I find out for him what happened at that airport and why he was denied?

I have heard that there is a form that I can fill it out to find out whatever information that US government (CBP or Homeland security) has on a person. Is there such a form, and if so, what is called?

Thanks again,
Heidi
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Your english is very good Heidi, do not listen to Dafor... he/she may be having a tough day or forgot to take medications... :p

There is not an easy way to find out why your father was rejected entry at the port of entry, but most likely it has to do with how long was he absent from the USA.

If you do not mind sharing the details of when he obtained his GC, when he lived in the USA, how long was he out of the USA, etc.

He may have lost his permanent resident status by being absent from the USA.
 
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No.. Her English sucked! You do new immigrant no good by pretending. My Sister-in-law has been in the USA for 8 years and you can barely understand her, everyone tells her that her English is very good. My Wife has been in the US for less than 3 years and speaks excellence English and has a 4.0 GPA in College. Why you ask? Because I correct her...



PraetorianXI said:
Your english is very good Heidi, do not listen to Dafor... he/she may be having a tough day or forgot to take medications... :p

There is not an easy way to find out why your father was rejected entry at the port of entry, but most likely it has to do with how long was he absent from the USA.

If you do not mind sharing the details of when he obtained his GC, when he lived in the USA, how long was he out of the USA, etc.

He may have lost his permanent resident status by being absent from the USA.
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I believe you want to file "Freedom of Information Act" (FOIA) request. I do not think that it is a printed form, it can be a simple letter to the government. You will need your fathers A-number. It can take a very long time to get a answer back from the government, especially if you want "everything that they have on a person" I might suggest that you stick to the issue of his being rejected at the border.

I would suggest that you write a letter to your local Congressman. You will still need to include as much information as you can. The Congressmans staff, will send that form to CBP demanding a answer. CBP will provide the Congressman a answer in days, and your Congressman will write you back.


heidibailey said:
You are right daforycal. Thank you for your advice. I am working on my English. I'll be more careful and try this again.

My father (a green card holder) was denied entry into the US recently. He speaks limited English and is not sure what happened. How do I find out for him what happened at that airport and why he was denied?

I have heard that there is a form that I can fill it out to find out whatever information that US government (CBP or Homeland security) has on a person. Is there such a form, and if so, what is called?

Thanks again,
Heidi
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dafortycal said:
No.. Her English sucked! You do new immigrant no good by pretending. My Sister-in-law has been in the USA for 8 years and you can barely understand her, everyone tells her that her English is very good. My Wife has been in the US for less than 3 years and speaks excellence English and has a 4.0 GPA in College. Why you ask? Because I correct her...
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there's two ways to correct people... with encouragement or discouragement. :cool:

you are free to pick whatever suits you best.

ps: you misspelled Excellent ;)
 
Agreed 100% with TheRealCanadian.

With that being said, I don't think the "Freedom of Information Act" will do much of help when in dealing with someone who has been determined to be "inadmissible" to the States. The individual should received a form at the POE for the reason(s) why he or she is inadmisible. Based on the reasons, then you can start to look for option and solutions.
 
Yes, you need whatever paperwork they gave your dad. What we don't know is how long your father was outside the US prior to coming into the airport, i.e. did he really break the residency requirement? It's possible that an immigration officer was being a jerk to someone who doesn't speak English well, but of course, we really don't know. If you are in the US, perhaps you could talk to them directly? And I think a Freedom of Information Act request would be a waste of time.

There's nothing wrong with your English, some people on forums think being anonymous allows them to be rude.
 
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