Joe Exotic posts on instagram that his husband was deported by ICE after years of shilling for Donald Trump.

  • humanspiral
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    1 month ago

    Aren’t people married to citizens also citizens? Not officially married?

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      1 month ago

      No, marriage to a U.S. citizen does not automatically make someone a U.S. citizen. Marriage to a U.S. citizen makes the spouse eligible for U.S. lawful permanent residence through a process with a lot of paperwork and waiting. After 3 years of lawful permanent residence they become eligible for citizenship if the couple remains married.