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Significantly more information is needed in order to provide a legal analysis of ways you can achieve your immigration-related goals. Note that entry into the U.S. through the visa waiver program, through a visitor's visa and through many other types of visas requires "nonimmigrant intent," i.e. an intention to enter only temporarily in compliance with the program or visa, and an intention then to depart. If your intention is to enter the U.S. in order to adjust status to become a permanent resident based upon your marriage to a U.S. citizen, then you would not have "nonimmigrant intent." Misusing the visa waiver program or a nonimmigrant visa can present risks of being found to have committed visa fraud, with very harsh consequences. Generally a U.S. citizen may sponsor a spouse to become a Permanent Resident without regard to the amount of time the U.S. citizen has lived and worked in the U.S. There are many other details that address eligibility, and it would be wise for you and your fiance to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise about eligibilities, options and strategies to attain your goals, and who then could offer legal representation in the often complex application process.

I assume that if your boyfriend is illegal, his parents are most likely illegal. While his father could contact ICE and report his son's illegality, an ICE visit would likely impact him also. His father may be asserting his parental authority or perhaps contemplating some extra-judicial procedures. You would be in a better position than me to determine that. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.

Sorry to learn about the problems with your marriage. It may be comforting to you, however, to know that your husband cannot cancel your "Green Card." If your "Green Card" is for conditional resident status, you still will be required to apply to remove conditions, and if you are divorced from your husband you will need to file that type of application with a request for a waiver of the usual requirement that both spouses jointly file the application. Without delay you should consult with a local domestic relations/divorce attorney to get advice about child support, alimony, property division and other rights and obligations associated with a divorce. It also might be wise to consult with a marriage counselor or similar professional to seek possibilities for resuscitating your marriage, especially in light of your daughter's best interests. In connection with immigration issues, and especially any need to apply to remove conditions if you are a Conditional Resident, there really is no substitute for you to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise about eligibilities, options and strategies to attain your goals, and who then could offer legal representation in the often complex application process.