Visa extension filed? Immigration attorney says ICE can still arrest you; Oakland's Chantal Morales Rojas also did her paperwork before deadline
- Filing an extension before visa expiry may not save you from ICE arrest.
- Amid a sudden spike in arrests at domestic airports, immigration lawyer Poonam Gupta said what is happening is not a fault of the visa holders; it is assumptions going wrong.
- Citing the recent case of Oakland's Chantal Morales Rojas who was arrested on the accusation of visa overstay, Gupta said Rojas came to the US legally on a J-1 visa as an au pair.
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- Filing an extension before visa expiry may not save you from ICE arrest.
- Amid a sudden spike in arrests at domestic airports, immigration lawyer Poonam Gupta said what is happening is not a fault of the visa holders; it is assumptions going wrong.
- Citing the recent case of Oakland's Chantal Morales Rojas who was arrested on the accusation of visa overstay, Gupta said Rojas came to the US legally on a J-1 visa as an au pair.
Sources: Times of India