Q: My naturalized citizen dad wants to return to the US after fleeing mail fraud charges from the 90s. Will he be detained?
My dad became a naturalized citizen in August of 1996. In July of 1999 he was charged with mail fraud under 18:1341. After fighting it for a while he returned to India without settling the case. The most recent Docket entry shows charges for fleeing and making threatening remarks (18:1073 and 875c) filed September 2003. He has been stopped and questioned at airports in the past due to an expired Interpol notice.
He regrets fleeing, and wants to visit me here in the States. Can he fix his legal situation when he gets here? Will he be arrested upon entry? Stopped at the airport? I don't see his name on Interpol's website, but it sounds like some countries can stop you anyway.
Any help is appreciated, thank you!
A:
more info needed.
chances are that there is still a bench warrant for is arrest in the system and he would be arrested upon trying to enter.
mail fraud is a serious case and I would suspect he would not be released with a low bail or any bail.
since he didn't show once, they would be reluctant to give him another chance.
you need to contact a local federal criminal lawyer in your area.........or ask for the federal public defender if he wants to surrender himself...........always do so with a lawyer
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