Amir, an MMA fighter living legally in the U.S., went to a routine meeting with immigration officers. Despite having a work permit and being married to a U.S. citizen, he was arrested. An immigration judge ordered him to be sent back to Russia—where he faces being forced to fight in a war—simply because it was "too expensive" to keep him in a U.S. jail while his paperwork finished. Now, he faces potential death in a foreign war, and his wife has lost her home and savings trying to save him.
I know a Russian guy whose connected uncle had some other guy say they were him and did his military service for him. Apparently there are guys that just do this over and over. Maybe they collect their DNA so they can't anymore, but it used to be a thing for sure. His brother didn't do it, just skipped out, now he can never go back to Russia. Both are Americans now though.
Works as long as you can afford to pay someone to risk death for you, and you're low-profile enough that nobody will notice or care.
Nobody is going to see some random guy register for the military, claiming to be some minor celebrity living in the US, and think "this is fine" unless it hasn't made the news in Russia.
> Pending asylum is supposed to be approved within that one-year timeline, and I guess due to his ineffective counsel, he never had a proper filing of his asylum.
So if he never filed asylum, he is likely overstaying on a tourist visa. I don’t know how he managed to get a social security number and work permit but does the US have a policy of giving asylum to Russians fleeing conscription? Because even EU countries don’t do that to Ukrainian men of draft age.
[OP] IrishStarUS | 8 hours ago
Amir, an MMA fighter living legally in the U.S., went to a routine meeting with immigration officers. Despite having a work permit and being married to a U.S. citizen, he was arrested. An immigration judge ordered him to be sent back to Russia—where he faces being forced to fight in a war—simply because it was "too expensive" to keep him in a U.S. jail while his paperwork finished. Now, he faces potential death in a foreign war, and his wife has lost her home and savings trying to save him.
RedditsFullofShit | 31 minutes ago
Good. 👍
Next time maybe don’t vote for the fascist.
DuncanFisher69 | 25 minutes ago
He’s not a U.S. Citizen and therefore cannot vote.
joebleaux | 6 hours ago
I know a Russian guy whose connected uncle had some other guy say they were him and did his military service for him. Apparently there are guys that just do this over and over. Maybe they collect their DNA so they can't anymore, but it used to be a thing for sure. His brother didn't do it, just skipped out, now he can never go back to Russia. Both are Americans now though.
flume | an hour ago
Works as long as you can afford to pay someone to risk death for you, and you're low-profile enough that nobody will notice or care.
Nobody is going to see some random guy register for the military, claiming to be some minor celebrity living in the US, and think "this is fine" unless it hasn't made the news in Russia.
_OMGTheyKilledKenny_ | 8 hours ago
There’s a lot missing here.
> Pending asylum is supposed to be approved within that one-year timeline, and I guess due to his ineffective counsel, he never had a proper filing of his asylum.
So if he never filed asylum, he is likely overstaying on a tourist visa. I don’t know how he managed to get a social security number and work permit but does the US have a policy of giving asylum to Russians fleeing conscription? Because even EU countries don’t do that to Ukrainian men of draft age.
SammyGreen | 7 hours ago
They claim Amir has a “work permit and pending green card application”. If that tracks then he can’t be on an overstayed tourist visa
traumalt | an hour ago
He can though?
Work permit aka the EAD has nothing to do with the visa he entered on, those are granted for hardship reasons all the time.
Curious-Basket-7934 | 8 hours ago
It's very easy and cheap to get false papers, which is likely how he got the work docs.
Flimsy_Fee8449 | 7 hours ago
Oh? Where does one get them? About how much do they cost?
jesster114 | 2 hours ago
They’re obviously in the documents aisle at the Black Market. /s
mmavcanuck | 6 hours ago
Step one, be one of Epstein’s girls.
Step two, get an Einstein visa to live in the US and get sold to Trump.
BoycottProcreation | 7 hours ago
Oh really? Have you tried, I would really love to hear your experience
SWEARNOTKGB | 7 hours ago
Whats the process look like
Dismal-Anybody-1951 | 7 hours ago
ridiculous statement.
Mia-Wal-22-89 | 3 hours ago
Don’t gatekeep sis…we all want to know how to do it from someone in the know
mcgonebc | 37 minutes ago
If he didn’t vote for it, that sucks. If they did, they suck. My brother is from Russia and can never return for this reason.