Immigrant requests to be allowed to marry in prison to avoid deportation
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In Ohio, Morrow County Sheriff John L. Hinton agreed to hold a wedding ceremony in prison for immigrant Yankarlos Mendez and his bride, writes USA Today.
At first, Hinton told lawyers that he needed permission from federal immigration officials to conduct a wedding ceremony.
It is reported that immigration and customs officials received a letter from Yankarlos Mendez and his bride, in which they indicated their desire to get married, lawyer Nazli Mamedova said.
It is noted that marriage can increase the chances of Mendez to avoid deportation and stay in the United States.
Prior to his arrest, Mendez worked as an auto mechanic and lived with the bride and her 6-year-old son Ricky Solis. Couple along with 2014 of the year. Mendez provided for his family and helped financially when the boy was seriously injured in a car accident last year.
“I try to be nice and polite, but there is nothing nice here. I miss my future wife, and I miss Ricky so much. He's everything to me. My life changed for the better the day I met Ricky,” says the man.
Mendez was arrested in November 2017, in Butler County, for driving without a driver's license. Then he was assigned a deportation. The man asked to cancel the measure of imprisonment, since he and his bride are the only people who can provide Ricky.
ICE rejected the request of the man when they found out that he is not the biological father of the child. In the case of marriage, Mendez will be Ricky's stepfather.
The couple was planning to get married in February, but the wedding was postponed due to the health of Ricky. The child is now in the hospital, where he is waiting for surgery on the abdominal cavity.
“Every day he asks to see his dad. He wants to come home and for us all to be together like before,” says Mendoza’s fiancée.
Mendez, originally arrived in the US on an 90-day visa-free entry program. He is a native of the Dominican Republic with dual Spanish citizenship.
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