A complicated and confusing set of immigration rules has made it impossible for this widow and baby of a Marine killed in Iraq to live in this country with his parents. - - Donna Poisl
By KRISTIN M. HALL (
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Hotaru Ferschke just wants to raise her 8-month-old son in his grandparents' Tennessee home, surrounded by photos and memories of the father he'll never meet: a Marine who died in combat a month after marrying her from thousands of miles away.
Sgt. Michael Ferschke was killed in Iraq in 2008, leaving his widow and infant son, both Japanese citizens, in immigration limbo: A 1950s legal standard meant to curb marriage fraud means U.S. authorities do not recognize the marriage, even though the military does.
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