You need to find the full truth from your Mother.

The only logical reason I can think of for not applying for Citizenship is that the crime she committed made her ineligible for Citizenship.

If this is the case the odd thing is that she was not deported many years ago.

She does not need 3 lawyers, just one good one.

I would agree with Hudson, you need to find out exactly what happened.

I was basing it on what you said. You indicated in your initial post there was more than one dad. There were custody battles. Your mother left the state. Now your saying your dad left the state. Which is it? Why 3 lawyers? Must be worse than what your telling us.

You really should let your dad explain himself. Don't rely on what your mom told you as being the only facts. You may be surprised to find out you have two parents. Winning custody doesn't indicate a better parent. As you or one of your brothers will probably find out in the near future. Fathers are only considered as a source of money in divorce courts. Want some proof? Look at the court filings your mother made. I would be willing to bet it reads as follows. "I want the maximum support payments and I don't want him to have any visitation" or words to that affect. Each father was probably accused of many atrocities to validate the no visitation claim. Why would any women not want the dad to spend time with the kids? Its all about money. You see, the less time you see your dad the more money your mom can collect from him. Ask any divorce lawyer. A final question to ask your mother after she bad mouths your dad. If he was so bad why did you make a baby with him?

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ok... so Im no longer responding to anyone who is going to do nothing but take shots at my mothers parenting skill...nor the supposed LIES she tells me about my father...

Theone.. she has 3 attorneys right now... one in California (where the incident originated) he basically is sending case information down here to us so we can pass it on to the other.. she has one in the city we live in.. but he has passed us on to a big named attorney in the state...the big attorney says that she can file for naturalization because she was in the country for over 5 years (14 to be exact) as a permenant resident before this incident happened, he also said that their are other options such as waivers.. and of course the last option being that we would have to go to the immigration court..

Read this

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01934.htm

Kidnaping is listed within the first couple paragraphs

davdah- here are quotes from the link you gave me ---(The alien must be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude committed within five years after the date of entry, and sentenced to confinement or confined therefor for one year or longer)- fourteen years later and she was NEVER sentenced to confinement.. only probation, Plus according to that link if we were going by it.. because of the standards it places on only a single crime, her green card would probably get renewed... although.. thats a different site, with different specifications that than the immigration site....

TP04,
I private messaged you with some information.
Try to ignore ignorance if at all possible. There are some here that like to engage in a barely tolerable form of cyber-space-pseudo-pop-psychology, and I just don't have the stomach for it.

Would a hardship petition not work here? I know they are more difficult to file now...what are your mother's ties to Mexico? Where would she go if deported? You have to prove your mother's ties to Mexico are weak now and she wouldn't have anywhere to go...depends on severity of charges, "No contest" is the same as "guilty" for sentencing purposes. I presume these are felony charges. You might want to involve the local press/news...make the public aware...the media can be a powerful asset in stirring up sympathy and garnering support. Just an idea.

langford thank you for that.. and to your point my mom has almost no connections to portugal.. shes been away for over 30 years... she has no where to live her home is here.. and I know the sypathy game because the one of the attourneys told us that might have to be used if that case goes to court

At that age is she really serving any purpose being here ? Out !

tp,

Sounds like your mom has been badlipping your dad all these years, and has got your mind poisoned against him. Go and visit him and talk to him.

You also said that your dad said as far as hes concerned your brother is dead. If that's the case, why would he fight for custody of him?

Also, it sounds like your mom kidnapped the kids, after custody was granted to dad. Why else would they bring felony charges, which she pleaded no contest to? If she plead no contest to felony charges, she had made a big mistake. Usually they give them the boot soon afterwards. Your lawyer will need to show that your mom had good morals.

Anyway, I heard of a case where a person committed some really serious crimes, much greater than your mom and still got their naturalization.

Day late and a dollar short peaceman. I already tried to open his eyes a little but he hasn't seen the light yet. He'll learn the hard way when he goes home one day and finds his wife took the kids and left. That he has little or no rights and the state blindly supports her actions against him. That she will be given all the free help to strip him of any parental rights he thought he had. But he will have to pay and pay and pay. Will it matter to his kids? Probably not since the mom will poison their minds with the same stories he was told. "Your dad didn't want you" "Where is he? If he loved you he would be here" All the while she moved, left no forwarding address, no way to be located. Same story, different shmuck.