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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by howinteresting on Friday July 28, 2023 @03:58PM (#36912455)
The idea is that adults can sponsor their parents for a green card but children cannot. Of course it makes absolutely no sense given the disruption to US citizen children's lives if their parents are deported, but US immigration generally is quite cruel if you're on the margins.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by Detrytus on Friday July 28, 2023 @05:12PM (#36913395)
I think parents of US citizen children cannot be deported for that exact reason: it would leave the child without a parent. That's why they are called "anchor babies".

But of course if they leave the US willingly (e.g. traveling to their home country) they will be banned from ever coming back.

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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by EduardoBautista on Friday July 28, 2023 @10:28PM (#36916212)
> I think parents of US citizen children cannot be deported for that exact reason: it would leave the child without a parent. That's why they are called "anchor babies".

Yes, they can be deported. This has affected me personally and other members of my extended family.

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