Hoa Nguyen, 29, came to America from Vietnam on a student visa 10 years ago. She got married to Dan Hanson, an Illinois-born U.S.-citizen, and made a life in Minneapolis. But she failed to file for a green card and missed an immigration hearing in August. Nguyen was placed in Sherburne County jail. An immigration judge denied her motion to re-open her case, stating that her arguments did not constitute the "exceptional circumstances" needed to grant the motion. Nguyen now faces deportation within the next two weeks.
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Oh that is so sad :( I know first-hand that American is pretty strict on immigrants. It's a very strategic and arduous process imposed by the government. My sister married a Peruvian and they had to prove that their relationship was a legitimate one for him to be granted a visa. It took my sister ten months to compile a binder full of pictures, videos, plane tickets and other evidence of their six-year dating relationship and year long engagement. He was finally allowed to come into the US and then they spent all their wedding money on his green card! It's a crazy process, it makes me realize why there are so many illegal immigrants. The process is so complicated.
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