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Posted: October 21, 2008

Sandra is a US citizen and her husband John recently renewed his green card. In July, John returned to Jamaica to watch his daughter from a previous marriage graduate. When he came back on July 10, he was questioned by authorities in Atlanta. They asked him to provide paperwork in reference to a prior arrest in 2004. John’s 2004 arrest had gotten him 12 months probation, which he completed with no problems. He also paid his fine and never had to go to jail. John brought the paperwork to Homeland Security on August 13th, as requested, and was immediately detained. The couple never saw detention coming.

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