Q: please help
i have a girlfriend who is 37 with 2 kids she came here three years ago but she never renew the visa so she can not get citzenship she is also married but she wants to divorce him but he threaten to take her kids and he said if she goes back to her country he will have her killed he even said he will pack up her kids in the middle of the night and go back to her country and make sure she can no go back please help
A: There are international child abduction laws that would prohibit that. Your girlfriend needs to consult a family law lawyer to take steps to prevent that. Court orders in addition to placing a hold on her children’s passports etc are some of the steps to take. A family law lawyer needs to be consulted without delay. If you’re a US citizen you can sponsor her (as long as she entered legally, even though she is out of status) once her divorce is final for her green card.
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