My Family’s Slave

Re:My Family’s Slave by BurningFrog on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @12:39AM (#14355691)

The big unknown here seems to be her immigration status. Your family actually may well not know it.

What her actual status is in the eyes of Uncle Sam, and what can be done to possibly fix it should be easily discovered by contacting your nearest immigration lawyer.

The first consultation is maybe $100 (long time since I dealt with this), and then they can tell you what the options and costs are.

Once the immigration status is understood, the options will be much clearer.

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Re:My Family’s Slave by bubbleRefuge on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:07AM (#14359148)

I would think fleeing a life of slavery is a good argument for asylum.

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Re:My Family’s Slave by rgbrenner on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @02:20PM (#14361223)

can you claim asylum for abuse suffered in the country you fled TO? Doesn't the abuse need to be in the country you are from (the one they will deport you to)?

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Re:My Family’s Slave by triangleman on Friday May 19, 2017 @10:03AM (#14375716)

Actually in the US there is a process for granting residency to abused spouses and children:.

https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/battered-spouse-children-...

I have heard that it's fairly lenient and the cousin described by OP might fit into that category for immigration status. IANAIL.

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