A California woman has found the strength to educate the public using her painful experience of how, while trying to obtain a green card, she suddenly lost her husband of over a year to ICE detainment. While she expressed her pain in words, many online believe she didn’t convey her emotions well enough. In a get-ready-with-me video on TikTok, she explained how ICE took her husband while she did her makeup on camera.
“We were at our marriage-based Green Card interview, which is like the last step to becoming a lawful permanent resident,” she said, explaining that ICE suddenly barged in, handcuffed her husband, and took him away. “No explanation, no valid basis,” she said firmly. She further revealed that they had been preparing to move back to Minnesota, where she’s from. Her husband was their only source of income, and now she has to figure out how to handle all the bills while he remains detained, with no idea when he will be released.
“I went from planning our future, starting to open up our own business, to now wondering where our next paycheck is gonna come from,” she said, noting that they live in San Diego, an expensive city, while she tries to find a way to get him out because, according to her, he didn’t deserve to be there. She also argued that some situations shouldn’t warrant an arrest, emphasizing that overstaying a visa shouldn’t be treated as a crime. She insisted they were simply trying to do the right thing by applying for a green card.
She stated that her husband is currently being held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center on the border of the United States and Mexico. The bride does not believe his actions are serious enough to warrant arrest. However, the comment section thinks otherwise, and users didn’t hold back.
“They are applying the law! Unfortunately, they should have a parole for the overstaying, and most of the lawyers recommend it, but people don’t expend money on silly issues,” someone fired back. Another user added, “Loss of legal status: Overstaying your visa makes your presence ‘unlawful’ and you immediately lose your legal status.”
A user who wasn’t convinced by her story wrote, “I don’t buy that story. It’s all too polished, too perfect, and above all, cold as ice.” Someone else stated emphatically, “Overstaying your visa is an arrestsble offense… I’m sorry this happened to you. But the law was broken.” Another wrote, “You might not call it a crime to overstay a visa, but it is. It’s actually a serious thing. And one of the punishments is being removed from the US. This has been the law for many many years. It’s just never been enforced.”
Some questioned her emotional expression, pointing out how detached she seemed. “Seems like a genuine, real thing that would definitely be discussed as you put makeup on with zero emotion,” this sarcastic comment read. “No one is above the law, Susie. Including men who overstayed their visas. Hope this helps!!” another user reminded her.
