I have a question about the rights of green card holders after completing the EB-5 application and having received a green card. Let’s say a US green card holder travel back to a regime where a religion or a form of speech is illegal or prohibited. And the green card holder is detained by the police for practicing such a religion or speech. Do they enjoy any or the same protection from the US government as a US citizen? It says permanent resident is protected by all US federal laws, so I wonder what that means.
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Raymond Lahoud
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyAs a permanent resident, the US will assist you if you were stuck in a third country.
Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyThe U.S. consulate in that country, if that exists, will do what they can to assist.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyA lawful permanent resident of the U.S. is generally protected by U.S. law and the U.S. government while in the U.S., but there is very limited protection to a U.S. resident while in a country abroad. These protections tend to vary on a case-by-case basis, for example, the Saudi journalist who "disappeared" after being lured into the Saudi consulate in Turkey resulted in outrage from the U.S. But that is the exception rather than the rule.
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