Q: What document does my mom need to get from the courthouse so she doesnt gets stopped every time she gets into the countr
Every time she gets into the country she gets send out to a secondary interrogation because of something that happened 40 years ago. My grandmother who was diagnosed a bipolar person, left a store without paying for some merchandise. My mom was with her. They were taken to the police but no charges against them were made. But for some reason that event keeps showing up in the immigration system. So my question is, is there a way she can get a letter from court in which they clarify what happened so she doesn't gets stopped at customs every time she enters the country? And if so, whats the name of the document she should request? Thanks
A: Since your are saying that no charges were pressed agains your mom, the case most likely was dismissed. You can request a certified copy of disposition ( or judgment entry) in the court that had jurisdiction over her case. Hopefully they still have the recotds(or can request it from the archives).
A: We recommend that she get citizenship; that should keep the issue from ever coming up again. If citizenship is not an option, she can get a copy of the court’s disposition in the case, but that is no guarantee that she won’t have to go to secondary inspection.
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