Holders of green cards may be denied citizenship if their work is related to marijuana - ForumDaily
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Holders of green cards may be denied citizenship if their work is related to marijuana

If you have a green card and want to become a US citizen, it is better not only not to use marijuana, but also not to work for companies even minimally related to this industry. It doesn't matter whether your green card is two years old or twenty years old - if you work in a place where marijuana is involved in any way, you risk being left without citizenship.

Colorado officials warn legal immigrants about the situation after two people said they were denied US citizenship because of work in this area, writes NBC News.

Although the states 10 widely allow the use and sale of marijuana, and the states 30 allow medical marijuana, federal law still prohibits all of this. Immigration authorities declare that they are obliged to comply with this prohibition when considering applications for citizenship.

Lawyers representing two legal immigrants from Colorado have accused the Trump administration of targeting immigrants seeking to work in the expanding field. Immigration advocates also said it was unclear how many similar cases of citizenship denial had actually occurred, with only two people seeking protection.

Osvaldo Barrientos, one of those denied citizenship, began working in the industry in 2014. He was inspired by the research he did into medicines after his mother was diagnosed with skin cancer. Barrientos, 30, said he was brought to the U.S. from El Salvador as an infant and received a green card at age 13.

Nothing foreshadowed problems with obtaining citizenship. Barrientos speaks fluent English, he has no criminal history, he pays taxes and graduated from high school in America. But during the interview, an immigration officer focused on the work of Barrientos in a state-licensed cannabis growing company. A few weeks later he received a letter from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services with the refusal of citizenship. His work was indicated as a reason.

Barrientos’s lawyers said they also represent a woman who was denied citizenship due to previous work related to medical marijuana. The woman asked not to give her name publicly.

Senior Lawyer at the Center for Immigration Law Resources, Kathy Brady, said legal immigrants reported similar denials in Colorado and the state of Washington, where marijuana is also legal. She advises US stateless people to look for work in other areas, unless federal law changes.

A spokeswoman for the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Deborah Cannon, said that the agency did not comment on individual cases. She defended refusals for this reason, adding that the agency should follow federal law in handling cases for applicants for citizenship.

Lawyers believe that companies should warn new employees about what their employment may be fraught with.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock met with Barrientos and his representatives and intends to urge U.S. Attorney General William Barr to issue formal guidance on the issue. Barrientos said he plans to appeal the denial. He plans to leave his job, but calls the decision in his case "completely wrong."

“I'm trying to help people,” Barrientos says. “We want to work hard to achieve the American dream.” It's all I ever wanted."

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