PRI: Americans’ immigration emergency: Their spouses could be deported or exiled if they seek green cards

By: Susan Ferriss

"US citizen Nancy Sanchez, right, fears that if she petitions for a green card for her undocumented husband, he’ll be forced to leave the United States and given a mandatory minimum 10-year exile. But with the Trump administration’s crackdowns, undocumented spouses also face a higher risk of getting seized and deported. Untold numbers of mixed-status couples face this dilemma."

Read more here: https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-02-19/americans-immigration-emergency-their-spouses-could-be-deported-or-exiled-if-they