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HELP, customs trapped my wife in China. How do I get her out????

My wife has lived in the US for 12 years now. Her temporary greencard expired and INS took it from her on an entry back into the States 3 years ago. She got a year extension letter effective date July 2007 to July 2008. We whent to China in October and came back in with that paper ... no problem. She had to go back for a family emergency, and now they want her to have that expired confiscated Temporary greencard on hand to get on the plane home to me in California. EVERYBODY said we would be FINE with only the Chinese passport and that letter, and it worked a couple months ago. I am lost without my wife. It will take a month to get some waver documentation, (if we are lucky) I will send you $2000 and 144 roses if you give me ANY info that leads me to the answer I need to Get my wife back home safe to me any sooner. We will owe you our hearts and our home. We are on the brink of loosing 35 years of combined work and effort. I am useless without her. Give me anything.

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1. Contact your representative. your senator, and your local newspaper. Contact the American Embassy in China along with the STATE DEPARTMET, and start making some phone calls to the INS.--Keep going up the chain until you reach somebody that can actually get things done.
2. first off id like to say im sorry and i hope she is home to you soon.. and im sure you've done things im bout to say but here i go .. i dont know much about the china laws and rules but i do know abit bout the us ones.. im in canada and my man is in california..have you gota lawyer? have you gone to the consulate? i dont even know if that would help you .. wat about the immigration? have you looked online for answers and what you can do for her and you? you said something about a waiver .. but is there something else available there has to be some way you just have to find it? if you need help or want help email me from here.. i was gonna email but i dont think you have that available.. well good luck and god bless..i probably wasnt any help but take care...
3. I'm very sorry for the trouble you are having, the only advise I can give is, tell her to go to the nearest US Embassy for help and advise, you do the same from your end. If you are a US Citizen doesn't that make your wife the same? If not, see/write/telephone your Congressman etc. Make a nuisance of yourself until they act. I'm British so don't really know what you are entitled to, but wish you well.
4. The first answer is good. For the future, do not let things go with immigration. Apparently you procrastinated and then it became a problem. Don't do that!! From my experience, my ex wife is from the Philippines and we always stayed way ahead of the paper work just to assure nothing like this would happen. Peace Jim .