Overview

• Chris Landry was stopped at Houlton, Maine on July 6 and denied U.S. reentry due to decades-old convictions for marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reaffirmed that green cards are privileges that can be revoked for lawful permanent residents with past criminal records.
• Landry is separated from his partner and three of his five U.S. citizen children, as the minors have returned to New Hampshire and he remains in New Brunswick.
• He has reached out to Senator Maggie Hassan’s office and other New Hampshire lawmakers as he awaits an immigration judge’s review to regain entry.
• The ordeal underscores how minor convictions from years ago can trigger detention or removal proceedings for green-card holders under intensified border enforcement.