Oct 2019 Update

It has been 3 years since my last update and

over 7 years of this nightmare. We are still

in limbo not knowing what to do. Much has

happened, so I will do my best to present it.

If you do not know our story, please stop and

go to the previous post titled "Our Story". My previous plan to keep the family (at least

our minor children) together did not last. Eduardo was only able to complete 8th grade

here. Even though I was taking him back to

the U.S. every 5 months, we were informed

that he could lose his permanent residency if he stayed with us in Honduras. He moved

in with grandma in Florida and started High School (9th Grade). This will be his

Senior year at his high school and he is doing

well and in ROTC. He plans on taking his

citizenship test when he turns 18 next year

and is looking at joining the Navy. We were contacted by some local friends 2

years ago who told Olga to contact someone they knew who worked with the US Embassy

here in Honduras. Olga met with the man and he thought he would be able to have Olga’s

case reviewed. Olga gave him her information

and we waited. After 5 months she spoke to

him again and he claimed Olga’s file was

denied from one of his supervisors. He claimed

they had notes on me and did not like my attitude.

He also stated I worked and a Nuclear Plant.

What does my attitude have to do with my wife’s denial? He said we could try offering

the supervisor money, we declined and ended all contact with this man. I called our lawyer

and asked if we could request our file under

the freedom of information act. The lawyer

informed me that notes are able to be held

back from requests.

I am not sure if there are actually notes about

me in my wife’s file. While I was working at

the Nuclear Plant, I was working a lot of graves.

During this time, I had downloaded a copy of the USCIS Adjudicator’s Field Manual.

I wrote many emails showing where they made

mistakes. Maybe they do not like someone pointing out their

errors. Last month, I was able to find the man who USCIS

claims Olga smuggled into the US. He is married,

has two children and owns a home in New Orleans.

I was able to find the phone number to his wife as

well as email address. I sent them emails and left

voicemails asking for their help. I requested the following: I am writing to ask if Fred could write a letter

stating: 1. They are not related 2. Olga did not pay for him to come to the U.S. 3. They first met on the trip to the U.S. 4. When they crossed the border, they followed the

coyotes instructions on what to say.

We did not hear back from them. I found his mother’s

Facebook page and sent her a message requesting the

same. I was hoping that since she was the one who

paid for her son to cross the border she would at least

respond. Nothing. Finally on October 2nd of this year,

we received an email from his wife stating they can not

assist us. She also sent me a copy of a letter from their

lawyer requesting I no longer contact them. Wow, I can

only guess that he claimed he was a minor when DACA

began and is using that to stay in the US.

On a funnier note. there are people here in Honduras that

think I work for ICE. Oh the irony! I guess I can understand

what they are thinking. Why else would a clean cut, fit (well

in my mind I am), white male be roaming around their city

in non-tourist areas.

The only reason we are still here in Honduras is because

someone lied and claimed they questioned my wife about

smuggling someone across the border. I was in the interview

(October 2012) and this question was NEVER asked.

We have exhausted almost all our funds and Olga does not

want to spend anymore on lawyers. Jobs are difficult to find

here and I may be forced to return to the States to find work

to support my family. All I can do is fall back on my faith

and believe God has some sort of plan for all this.