Does Divorce Affect My Green Card?

Does a divorce mean you might lose your marriage-based green card? Can border patrol question you about it and seize your green card? Immigration lawyer Michael O'Rourke has the answers.
0:00 Marriage-based green card
- Must be a bona fide marriage
- Can’t be for immigration purposes
0:51 I-130 petition
- conditional green card and 10-year green card
2:02 What happens if you get divorced?
- Can you lose your conditional green card?
- What happens if they want to take your card?
03:40 Vindictive spouse
- Accusation of sham marriage
- penalties for marriage fraud
5:57 CBP takes tries to take your green card
- Only a judge can take your permanent resident status away unless you give it up voluntarily
- Do not sign anything at the border that gives up your green card

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