Legal Question in Immigration Law in New Jersey
it's an immigration law question. i am an american citizen, (born & raised). if i were to go to mexico and pick up a cuban friend i have there and bring him to one of the mexican/usa borders can i get in trouble for that? I know the wet foot/dry foot policy pertaining to cubans coming to america and that if he can get here then he can stay, but if i help him to get here am i breaking some law or subject to some form of punnishment?
2 Answers from Attorneys
If you are planning to assist him in crossing the border illegally (without proper paperwork), then, yes, it will be alien smuggling.
Wet feet/dry feet policy doesn't apply to border crossing from Mexico.
However, if he is in Mexico, he can come to the border crossing and apply for asylum as a Cuban refugee.
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If you go to Mexico and bring someone into the US over the Mexican/US border you could be charged with a crime.
Even though your friend is from Cuba, I would suggest that you not bring this person into the US without going through the proper channels.
If you do you could end up in prison for a very long time.
Patricia Martin-Gibbons