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I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA

194 points proberts | 3 comments | 16 May 25 15:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.888s | source

I'll be here for the next 5-6 hours. As usual, there are countless topics given the rapidly changing immigration landscape and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and I'll try to do the same in my answers.

Edit: I am taking a break now and will return later this afternoon/evening to respond to any comments and answer any questions. Thank you everyone for a great and engaged AMA so far.

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drcongo[dead post] ◴[16 May 25 15:27 UTC] No.44006635[source]▶
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mc32 ◴[16 May 25 15:41 UTC] No.44006777[source]▶
Don’t you have to be guilty of a crime to be sent down there?

For the vast majority of people who violate their visas, they simply get sent to their home country. If you’re willing to remain in your home country out of fear of US policies, it’s very likely your home country would take you back and not disown you.

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ty6853[dead post] ◴[16 May 25 15:46 UTC] No.44006835[source]▶
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1. mc32 ◴[16 May 25 15:52 UTC] No.44006914[source]▶
And those guys are Salvadoran… right? Like if Mexico sends back a bunch of criminal gringos, what are we supposed to do, ask Mexico to incarcerate them for us? No we take them and put them through our system of justice and send them to the pen.
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2. klipt ◴[16 May 25 16:37 UTC] No.44007395[source]▶
One was a Venezuelan soccer player (Jerce Reyes Barrios) who was accused of being a a gang member because he had a tattoo ... inspired by his favorite soccer team.
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3. mc32 ◴[16 May 25 16:51 UTC] No.44007540[source]▶
Yeah, Venezuela, his own country didn't want to take him back.