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Longtime Green-Card Holder Denied Reentry, Stranded in Canada Pending Hearing

Denied entry over 20-year-old misdemeanors, he is seeking help from Senator Maggie Hassan’s office pending removal proceedings

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent questions a driver at a highway checkpoint on August 1, 2018 in West Enfield, Maine. The checkpoint took place approximately 80 miles from the US/Canada border.
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Overview

  • Chris Landry was stopped at Houlton, Maine on July 6 and barred from reentering after CBP agents reviewed his 2004 marijuana and 2007 suspended-license convictions
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection asserts that green cards are a privilege and prior convictions can trigger mandatory detention and removal hearings
  • Landry, who has lived in New Hampshire since age three and holds a manufacturing job, remains in New Brunswick with three of his five children
  • Senator Maggie Hassan’s office and New Hampshire representatives Goodlander and Pappas are working to guide him through federal immigration processes
  • His case underscores the uncertainty faced by an estimated 12.8 million green-card holders under intensified Trump-era background checks