Well, that was unexpected.
Boyfriend had been arrested in 2012 for his fifth-offense, felony DUI. At that time, I learned that Immigration & Customs Enforcement(ICE) has a detainee search option on their website to see if they have someone in custody; you can also get their case status information by calling the court's toll-free number.
Boyfriend was supposed to have his final hearing next month in the immigration court. A few months ago, they rescheduled his date until 2019. It seems kind of bizarre to drag it out this long but really, it's good for both parties. It's good for the immigrant because they can show that they're paying debts and staying out of legal trouble, which means it would be harder to deport them; it's good for ICE because if the immigrant fails to stay out of trouble, it solidifies their case and would support the judge's ruling for deportation.
The other day, there was a news article about a multi-state immigration sweep that had just completed; the sweep was focused on illegal immigrants with criminal records and a spokeswoman from ICE stated that they had been focusing on "the worst of the worst." (Keep that in mind - "the worst of the worst.") Quite a few individuals had been arrested in our state, so this caught my attention. I did some searching and after reading more articles, I learned that one person had been taken into custody from New City. I went to the ICE website and my suspicion was confirmed.
Boyfriend was picked up by immigration; in addition to his already lengthy criminal record, last month he was convicted of two counts of violating the restraining order that The Ex filed against him. His hearing was moved up from 2019 to next week.
There are so many things running through my mind. Let's start with the fact that the United States government deemed Boyfriend to be "the worst of the worst," yet that's precisely who The Ex made the conscious choice to expose her children to, move in with, get married, have two children, and buy a home. I also realized that this means for the first time in her life, The Ex is going to be a single parent; she had been getting child support over the last few weeks, but if Boyfriend is deported then there will be no wages to garnish. These kids will be 100% her responsibility, and that is going to piss her off more than anything. I have no idea if The Ex is even aware that he's in jail right now.
What really sticks in my mind though is that I am doubtful that Boyfriend will ever get to see his children, and I know The Ex is spiteful enough that she won't even allow him to speak to them on the phone either. These two kids have complete asshats for parents and their lives will never be normal; that is the one and only thing that upsets me about all of this.
Boyfriend was supposed to have his final hearing next month in the immigration court. A few months ago, they rescheduled his date until 2019. It seems kind of bizarre to drag it out this long but really, it's good for both parties. It's good for the immigrant because they can show that they're paying debts and staying out of legal trouble, which means it would be harder to deport them; it's good for ICE because if the immigrant fails to stay out of trouble, it solidifies their case and would support the judge's ruling for deportation.
The other day, there was a news article about a multi-state immigration sweep that had just completed; the sweep was focused on illegal immigrants with criminal records and a spokeswoman from ICE stated that they had been focusing on "the worst of the worst." (Keep that in mind - "the worst of the worst.") Quite a few individuals had been arrested in our state, so this caught my attention. I did some searching and after reading more articles, I learned that one person had been taken into custody from New City. I went to the ICE website and my suspicion was confirmed.
Boyfriend was picked up by immigration; in addition to his already lengthy criminal record, last month he was convicted of two counts of violating the restraining order that The Ex filed against him. His hearing was moved up from 2019 to next week.
There are so many things running through my mind. Let's start with the fact that the United States government deemed Boyfriend to be "the worst of the worst," yet that's precisely who The Ex made the conscious choice to expose her children to, move in with, get married, have two children, and buy a home. I also realized that this means for the first time in her life, The Ex is going to be a single parent; she had been getting child support over the last few weeks, but if Boyfriend is deported then there will be no wages to garnish. These kids will be 100% her responsibility, and that is going to piss her off more than anything. I have no idea if The Ex is even aware that he's in jail right now.
What really sticks in my mind though is that I am doubtful that Boyfriend will ever get to see his children, and I know The Ex is spiteful enough that she won't even allow him to speak to them on the phone either. These two kids have complete asshats for parents and their lives will never be normal; that is the one and only thing that upsets me about all of this.
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