Legal Question in Immigration Law in Tennessee

My Husband obtained his U.S. Citizenship thru me & now wants a divorce

I have been married to my husband for 5 years.He was here illegally and the year we married we applied for his greencard and he just received his U.S. Citizenship Feb.5,2009.Two-three weeks after getting his citizenship he asked me for a divorce stating that he now needs children.He knew that I couldn't give him children when we married.Can I revoke his citizenship? I feel that he wanted the citizenship so as to marry a Moroccan (He's from Morocco) and then bring her here to have children with him so that his children would be American.Who do I contact??


Asked on 3/19/09, 7:22 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Rebecca White Law Office of Rebecca White

Re: My Husband obtained his U.S. Citizenship thru me & now wants a divorce

At this point, unless the marriage was a pure sham - the two of you did not live together as husband and wife and cash was exchanged, there is not much to be done. If it is any comfort, if he was only interested in his immigration status and not with being with you, he did not need to remain in the marriage past the point of obtaining the initial greencard.

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Answered on 3/19/09, 8:25 pm
Marc Seguinot Seguinot & Associates, P.C.

Re: My Husband obtained his U.S. Citizenship thru me & now wants a divorce

This type of situation is arising more and more. Once the government grants someone citizenship, it is difficult to have it revoked unless there is evidence that the person acquired it by fraudulent means. Now, something sounds strange about the periods you have given here: if you have been married to your husband for 5 years, and he entered the U.S. illegally, then he cannot possibly have obtained his green card without consular processing because you would have applied for his approval of his petition after the law permitted illegals to remain in the U.S. to change their status. Are you sure he has received his citizenship or his green card? check it out and let me know.

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Answered on 3/19/09, 9:20 pm


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