[jeremyvedder]

Hi. 6 people I know were transported illegally into the US by an employer/contractor for the benefit of the contractor. This was against their will and knowledge and occurred 7 years ago. One person is now a legal US green card holder, (the others left the US) and the old employer/contractor is continuing to enforce contracts from this period which are causing problems.

Can the person take action against their contractor for their illegal actions? Can they have the US person arrested? Or can they sue for damages?

Thanks

Applicable law link:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/8/usc_sec_08_00001324----000-.html

[NYcityboy]

Double post, sorry

[NYcityboy]

Please clarify, they were forced to come to the US and one was forced to get permanent residence? You can report suspicious activity to ICE. 1-866-DHS-2-ICE

[excon]

Can the person take action against their contractor for their illegal actions? Can they have the US person arrested? Or can they sue for damages?

Hello j:

Yes, yes, and yes.

excon

[NYcityboy]

Hello j:

Yes, yes, and yes.

excon

Ex, very concise. I like it. :)

[jeremyvedder]

They r signed to a recording & mgmt agremnt & were brought in to 'showcase'. When the 90day visa waiver expired they were driven to Mexico, and reentered. Previously one member had to leave the country for a funeral during the first 90days, so he came in on a legitimate new visa waiver. The manager (bad guy who took them over the border) gave the Border Patrol the passport with the current valid visa waiver. The Patrol only checked the date of the first passport waiver which was still valid, and asked "is everyone travelling together" and then assumed all of the exit/entry dates would align. He checked the ID's of every passport but not the visa dates.
The group, including the manager, then drove into the US. When the band asked the manager "what just happened?" the manager said they had all just entered the US without any record of their entry, so they can now stay as long as he needs them there. Over the following 6 months they lived with the manager and were made to work, both professionally and doing his housework etc. They also had to sign weekly contracts, that ratified their early unfair contracts, to receive money to live off (about $8 per day).
It is now 7 years since then and the manager still holds the rights, both financially and copyright, because of the contracts they had to sign.

One of the band members legitimately married a US citizen and now feels comfortable to bring action against the guy that caused a nightmare for a decade.

[NYcityboy]

Certainly can call ICE, but note that the ones that are here illegally will be deported.