Getting deported

If someone is in jail and is about to get deported because he was illegal can he still be deported if he has children in the United States?

Thanks for your help

[sandra]

Originally Posted by Unregistered If someone is in jail and is about to get deported because he was illegal can he still be deported if he has children in the United States? Thanks for your help

Yes they can be deported. But there are ways around it, such as applying for asylum and stating at your deportation hearing that if you are deported, that would result in severe hardships on your family, e.g. having young children who need you to support them financially, children who might end up being the wards of the state (and become a burden to tax payers). Basically, find a sharp immigration attorney !!!

Unfortunately having children in the U.S. does not keep you from being deported. Even if the children are American born.

It depends also on how much hardship it would create on the family if your friend is deported. The more hardship, the better chance of not being deported, so if he/she has dependants that would need assistance if they were gone, that would help their case.

Illegal foreign nationals who have citizen children are seldom deported. Such children are referred to as "anchor babies", they are a major consideration when deportation is the issue.

All foreign nationals whether they are legal or illegal, married to a U.S. citizen and/or have citizen children who have committed a felony crime will be deported. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS Home Page

ok what if u are about to get deported how can you prevent it from happening and can u come back

my friend has to go to court but someone had told him he could get deported for not paying childsupport is that true