Posted by: kailo October 3, 2010
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hi rockey07,
as far as i know, not all of what is being said by folks above is true. but lot of it, is.
what is not true:
- in matters of asylum claims at POE, there is no such thing as 48 hours or 48 months. they can be detained indefinitely.
-- the only agency you can rely on at this time is http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/index.aspx. they normally do it for free but because your friend is in deep shit for breaking the law, i am not sure how they will take this particular case
-- although i hate to say this, any and all asylum claims at POE in the US are automatically sent to a detention center as it is treated as an "illegal entry."
best line of action:
-- have a lawyer (let this be from human rights first....they have pro bono lawyers (for free) as i told u above)
-- have the lawyer talk to the authorities that your friend will apologize, that it was a mistake, that he did work in CPT/OPT that he be given a chance to complete studies, and that he will not commit that kind of mistake again. remember only the lawyer should say this on your friend's behalf, not your friend as whatever he says will be used against him! have the lawyer work in collaboration with your friend's school authorities!
good luck!
as far as i know, not all of what is being said by folks above is true. but lot of it, is.
what is not true:
- in matters of asylum claims at POE, there is no such thing as 48 hours or 48 months. they can be detained indefinitely.
-- the only agency you can rely on at this time is http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/index.aspx. they normally do it for free but because your friend is in deep shit for breaking the law, i am not sure how they will take this particular case
-- although i hate to say this, any and all asylum claims at POE in the US are automatically sent to a detention center as it is treated as an "illegal entry."
best line of action:
-- have a lawyer (let this be from human rights first....they have pro bono lawyers (for free) as i told u above)
-- have the lawyer talk to the authorities that your friend will apologize, that it was a mistake, that he did work in CPT/OPT that he be given a chance to complete studies, and that he will not commit that kind of mistake again. remember only the lawyer should say this on your friend's behalf, not your friend as whatever he says will be used against him! have the lawyer work in collaboration with your friend's school authorities!
good luck!