However, what I want to tell you today is that a Chinese rented his house to others to grow marijuana, and his application for a green card was rejected! According to the lawyer’s statement, Mr. Li from mainland China, his wife is an American citizen, and they had a child after t

News that a Chinese was denied a green card because of growing marijuana has been widely circulated. However, what I want to tell you today is that a Chinese rented his house to others to grow marijuana, and his application for a green card was rejected!

According to reports, this Chinese man’s recent application for relative immigration was rejected. His wife and children are both American citizens and have settled in the United States for a long time. The two have a real marriage relationship. The reason why the Immigration Bureau rejected his green card application was that the Chinese's rental house had been used to grow marijuana.

According to the lawyer’s statement, Mr. Li, who is from mainland China, and his wife are U.S. citizens. They got married and had a daughter. The family settled in Orange County, Southern California.

On August 2, 2019, Mr. Li applied for a green card for relative immigration. On January 9, 2021, the Immigration Bureau made an appointment for an interview, but Mr. Li has not received any news after the interview.

After the lawyer accepted the case, he immediately sent a letter to the Immigration Bureau to urge him. In March this year, the Immigration Bureau issued a "Letter of Intention to Deny". The lawyer further followed up on the case, but soon they received the rejection of the I-485 green card. letter. Form I-485 is the final step to adjust status and obtain a green card. Mr. Li received this rejection letter, indicating that his green card application has been officially rejected. The lawyer pointed out, "This case is quite special. The client has a real marriage relationship with a U.S. citizen, but his application for green card status was rejected. Our investigation revealed that the reason given by the Immigration Bureau was actually related to the client's rental house."

It is reported that when Mr. Li first arrived in the United States in early 2019, he purchased an investment house in Orange County, Southern California, ready to rent it out. At that time, a tenant named Luo came to ask for rent. He promised to pay six months' rent in advance, but he also proposed that the basement should be renovated to plant " water bamboo ". Mr. Li understood that what the other party called "water bamboo" was actually marijuana, but he heard that marijuana was legalized in California and that the cultivation of marijuana was also allowed in Orange County, where the house is located, so he happily signed the contract. At the same time, the two parties reached an agreement, and the tenant Mr. Luo would directly Pay the water and electricity bills of the house and property tax .

Shortly thereafter, the rental house received multiple complaints from the Homeowner Association (HOA) due to excessive odor and loud noise from the fan. However, Mr. Li did not take it seriously and planted "water bamboo" instead. Other crops were prevaricated and promised to be harvested and dried as soon as possible and transported away.

As a result, the property for growing marijuana was eventually sealed by the local police because it did not have a license from the California government and the Orange County government. The tenant, Mr. Luo, was also arrested and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana. Although Mr. Li, the landlord, has not been charged, the police regard him as a witness and require him to testify in court at any time.

A lawyer said that Mr. Li’s rental house was suspected of illegally growing marijuana. Although he was not criminally held accountable, his green card application was affected. In March this year, Mr. Li received a “Letter of Intent to Deny” from the Immigration Bureau, pointing out that he was suspected of being involved in cannabis cultivation and trafficking. Under Section 212(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, USCIS can deny an applicant’s green card application if it suspects that the applicant is involved in the illegal cultivation and trafficking of marijuana.