Not according to the article?
> "And I did, I complied with everything they said. They asked me if I had a Green Card, I said I didn't, I said I was married to a citizen and that I had a marriage-based petition in place and I was just about to receive my Green Card and that I had a work permit to be here and work."
> He said he had received the work permit about "a month or so earlier", so as far as he knew he was covered.
"Culleton concedes he is removable under the VWP. Reply 10."
He came to the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program, which is limited to 90 days, back in 2009.
I also like these parts:
> Culleton testified that he did not sign the Notice nor did he write “I’m married to a citizen and have a work permit” on it.
> Secore testified that he remembered serving the Notice on Culleton, but not watching Culleton sign it.
> Secore also testified that the paperwork was riddled with mistaken dates because of the way ICE’s computer system operates.
> Secore testified that he should have caught those errors when processing the paperwork, but that he “missed” them.
What do you think that proves?
It’s one thing to not be bothered by constitutional violations, it’s a whole another thing to be ok with squandering our tax dollars.
An EAD gives a person legal status to work in the United States but has fewer privileges than a green card.
EADs are not issued to people with immigration status (eg. citizens or permanent residents). It is ONLY issued to those with no status.
And as we now know, the Irish man in question:
- Entered under VWP, which EXPLICITLY bars any form of status adjustment
- Filed a Habeas Corpus petition, which was denied by a judge
- Has a final order of removal, signed by a judge, not an administrator
In fact, you need to just take a look at the back of an EAD card. It explicitly states it is not evidence of status.
This guy is a weird hill for you to die on. He overstayed TWENTY YEARS and immigration courts, which are known to be far more lenient, have denied his ridiculous arguments to stay.