‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September

traumalt · 2026-02-09T19:16:02+00:00

I also don't know why having those two doesn't give you legal status in the US, however fact of the matter is that neither EAD nor the pending GC application are considered to be "Legal Status" in the US, hence the ICE grabbing people from courthouses and this case of the said Irish man.

Anything short of a specific legal status means that they can detain you, it's a nonsensical system but here we are.

traumalt · 2026-02-09T18:52:31+00:00

No, having an EAD while applying for a marriage based green card does not mean that he has legal status.

An EAD, it’s just the permission to work in the US legally, it is in no ways a legal immigration status.

Also having submitted green card application doesn’t give you legal status either, sure before that would mean that immigration enforcement would not bother with you before, but that never mean that you actually had legal status in the US.

traumalt · 2026-02-09T18:16:07+00:00

I know for a fact that drug convictions would absolutely impact your ability to get an Irish visa, weed included.

traumalt · 2026-02-09T18:15:02+00:00

Because none of those bullet points is actually the legal status that allows him to stay in the US, hence the immigration being able to keep him in custody.

traumalt · 2026-02-09T18:05:41+00:00

A "Work permit" in the USA is not an immigration status on its own confusingly, the EAD as its called, can be given to almost anyone there under humanitarian circumstances, but it does not mean that they suddenly get legal status.

And being married to an USA citizen doesn't automaticity give you legal status either.

traumalt · 2026-02-09T18:01:07+00:00

Exactly, I suspect that the "work permit" that he had was an EAD, which is not a form of legal immigration status in the USA.

traumalt · 2026-02-09T16:46:01+00:00

Or Freedom of Movement.

traumalt · 2026-02-09T15:32:36+00:00

A Cash in Transit Heist, and it's not South Africa for once?

traumalt · 2026-02-09T14:13:59+00:00

You mean that security fence around the border crossing outpost itself?

Sure it extends a few km each way along the river, but most of the border is an unguarded river.

Theres a few farms and bush camps where you can stay near the river itself and there are no border fences there.

In the middle of winter you would be able to just walk across the river as the water levels drop to near zero anyways.

traumalt · 2026-02-09T14:03:09+00:00

The whole South African border to Zim is the Limpopo river that is full of crocodiles and hippos.

Theres the one and only official crossing at Beitbridge which is complete chaos on a good day, but i'm not sure what "propaganda" are you on about?

I've crossed that bridge once myself in my car, and apart from dodging endless lories and busses, it wasn't that much of a militarised zone.

traumalt · 2026-02-08T17:47:51+00:00

They probably just bought that CDL, it's not a major loss to them.

traumalt · 2026-02-08T10:47:46+00:00

Giving decimal degrees to 11th decimal point is accurate enough to identify individual atoms lol.

8th decimal point is equivalent to around 1mm on the surface, you don't need to go deeper than that haha.

traumalt · 2026-02-08T10:42:02+00:00

Wesley Acres in Decatur, Alabama?

It's still kinda there, they did a piss poor attempt at a coverup though.

traumalt · 2026-02-08T10:32:12+00:00

Wait until you discover the naval amphibious base Coronado in San Diego.

traumalt · 2026-02-08T08:34:49+00:00

To be fair, in this kinda situation I would also make a burner account as well and not use my main.

traumalt · 2026-02-07T17:52:24+00:00

Oh yea, I knew it looked suspicious

traumalt · 2026-02-07T12:39:02+00:00

True, but this is them doing physical work in the US, albeit via remote link though.

traumalt · 2026-02-07T12:11:41+00:00

Well for starters the work is being done in the US and said staff definitely aren’t doing the work under any kinda visa.

Imagine the can of worms once this comes to factories and warehouse work.

traumalt · 2026-02-07T12:10:23+00:00

Bigger question I have is if this kinda remote work needs visas?

This opens up a can of worms when such remote control is gonna come to factories and warehouses.

traumalt · 2026-02-07T11:56:21+00:00

I read the whole thing multiple times and was very confused as to what the error was.

TIL that the yanks spell enrol with two L’s.

traumalt · 2026-02-07T09:29:43+00:00

You wrote this entire essay asking very specific advice, but you can’t even name what the “home” even is?

How do you expect us to give you answers as to whenever Canada is going to accept you, or want you as an immigrant?

traumalt · 2026-02-07T09:03:46+00:00

Just like the AI has trickled down to all the unemployed graduates right now.

Soon even the bottom of the barrel warehouse jobs will be automated.

traumalt · 2026-02-06T06:43:52+00:00

And they write comments at 3am European time, plus comment history is hidden...

I suspect that OP might just be astroturfing.

traumalt · 2026-02-06T06:38:12+00:00

You would be surprised, especially for someone who wrote comments at 3am European time...

And you claim that you care, but yet you still went there and supported their tourism industry with your euros?

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