Pennsylvania Judge Calls Ice to Arrest Couples On Their Wedding Days

[RavenSky]

What is going on with Pennsylvania these days?

The couple's excitement was cut short, however, when the judge that had been meant to marry them called Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on the pair instead, refusing to believe Alexander, 22, was living in the United States legally.

Afraid the couple wouldn't be able to go on with their wedding, Krisha, 23, raced home to get Alexander's paperwork and prove he was in the U.S. legally. But she says as soon as she left, Judge Elizabeth Beckley, who had been meant to marry the young couple, called Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to have her fiance arrested.

http://www.newsweek.com/judge-calls-ice-arrest-couples-their-wedding-days-895116

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

At least he wasn’t arrested.

Hooray... freedom.

 

[barbos]

He was adopted I presume by americans at the age of 8 months. Why is he still on green card?
Does not make sense.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

He was adopted I presume by americans at the age of 8 months. Why is he still on green card?
Does not make sense.

Not to pull a Loren but my mother was adopted and she didn’t become a citizen until the 2000s.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

He was adopted I presume by americans at the age of 8 months. Why is he still on green card?
Does not make sense.

What's the status of his parents? Adoption only confers the status of the parents, not automatic citizenship.

 

[RavenSky]

Doesn't really matter... he is LEGALLY allowed to be in the United States.

Moreover, even foreign nationals here for visits are LEGALLY allowed to get married here.

This judge just assumed he is in the U.S. illegally and called ICE

 

[laughing dog]

Here are my favorites part of this story:

The couple, who have one child together and another daughter from Krisha's previous relationship, said Beckley also apologized after the incident and offered to still carry out their marriage ceremony, an offer which they accepted only because Alexander's aunts had traveled from New Jersey to see the pair get married.

and

Worse, Krisha said, was that this wasn't the only time Beckley had called ICE agents to her courtroom. The mother of two said she was contacted by a lawyer who said she was representing at least one other couple who had immigration enforcement officers called by Beckley on their wedding day. ​

 

[Loren Pechtel]

He was adopted I presume by americans at the age of 8 months. Why is he still on green card?
Does not make sense.

What's the status of his parents? Adoption only confers the status of the parents, not automatic citizenship.

Doesn't really matter... he is LEGALLY allowed to be in the United States.

Moreover, even foreign nationals here for visits are LEGALLY allowed to get married here.

This judge just assumed he is in the U.S. illegally and called ICE

I was only asking about the status of the parents regarding why he was a permanent resident rather than a citizen.

If his adoptive parents were only permanent residents he would only get permanent residency upon adoption, not citizenship. He could apply for citizenship on his own at age 18.