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Re:Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months by rottingchris on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:51PM (#46948380)
> But U.S. law prohibits illegal immigrants from getting a green card

Your link and quote does not support this specific claim. The law linked is about naturalization and not about being granted permanent resident status.

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Re:Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months by rayiner on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:05PM (#46948587)
Sorry, you're right. The provision that applies that to green cards is 8 USC 1255. There was a Supreme Court case about this recently: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-315_q713.pdf
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Re:Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months by cherry_tree on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @10:40AM (#46961265)
> Section 1255 generally requires a lawful admission before a person can obtain LPR status. Sanchez was not lawfully admitted, and his TPS does not alter that fact. He therefore cannot become a permanent resident of this country.

Do you have any evidence this man entered the USA illegally? Seems to me he obviously had a 90 day tourist visa when he entered the country at least. Sounds like lawful admission to me.

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