Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

My friends brother recently went back to Mexico because their father is ill and may die. Yes he came here in the US when he was a baby. Is he subject to the 10yrs ban even if he went back to Mexico without being deported?


Asked on 7/18/13, 2:43 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Marlene Hemmings Marlene Hemmings, Attorney at Law

Theoretically, yes. However, if he originally entered without a visa or inspection (i.e. "illegally"), then USCIS doesn't know that he was ever in the U.S. to begin with. His bigger problem is getting back in the U.S. now.

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Answered on 7/18/13, 3:30 pm


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