Full of fear and out of money
My now husband was taken by ICE in March for a minor traffic violation, and has been in ICE detention since. We have been SUPER fortunate, despite having a judge deny his bond "arbitrarily" (according to our lawyer), but I'm very grateful for the speed his case has moved at. I've been paying his rent, for the care of his 2 dogs (border Collie Luna and Golden retriever Bella), paying for his car insurance, and just overall keeping his life together while he's detained. We got married in April, in the ICE facility. We always wanted to get married and did so in detention because it was the only way our relationship could be legally recognized in the event he's still deported, it would open an avenue for me to join him in his country, and in the event of a medical emergency I'll be notified. Many of the working officers and ICE officials clapped for us and cheered us on, it was really really special despite the conditions (thank you guys, I didn't expect that level of support from y'all). I submitted our I-130 and I-864 in the beginning of May, and we were really hoping to have a response before his next court date May 26th. We've submitted 4 requests for expedited consideration (the judge issued one to DHS, our lawyer did, my husband did from within the prison and I did with evidence of the financial hardship and current home crisis) because: I'm about to lose everything. I can't work more than the 60+ hours I've been working, because my seasonal work is slowing down (I'm a gardener). I'm fortunate for my community that has helped with a couple thousand dollars, which has helped us get this far. I'm scared, we have a long weekend ahead of us with Monday being a federal holiday. My husband is losing steam. He's not built for prison, and he's scared. He's on the precipice of volunteering to deport because the only day he saw the sun was when they transported him to the ICE facility to marry me. I know he'll still be able to return to me once everything is approved, but we'll lose our dogs and car and his apartment which would be devastating for us both.
I apologize if it's inappropriate for me to post this, truly, but it's my hail Mary to get to the next stage. I need my husband back, and our girls need their dad 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 any input or advice would mean a lot.
Some things about our case:
He did overstay his visa, he came in as a child and has been here since.
It is a same-sex marriage.
Other than his recent booking for the traffic violation, he has no criminal background or history.
There's loads of evidence and proof of our relationship, a dozen letters of support detailing our 7 year relationship and it's successes and struggles.
Lots of money sharing and financial support between us.
This is out of Boston USCIS, he's being detained in Plymouth.