Hello everyone, my name is Marcus Copeland, and welcome to my Crowdfunding campaign. Beginning June 2nd, 2023, I will be doing a series of persistent and continuous tests regarding the integrity of the U.S. constitution. This test is geared at discovering, and exposing those U.S. CBP (Customs and Border Protection) officials who are blatantly disobeying U.S. Laws, and as a result are undermining the U.S. Constitution. I expect that I will encounter some opposition; however, I will not be deterred because I am confident that my reasons for doing this will allow me to stand-up to any scrutiny. In conducting these tests, I will be making a number of trips to the U.S.-Canada border, not to cross into the U.S. illegally, but instead to request lawful entry based on my LPR status, which has been flagged in error as being voluntarily abandoned by U.S. Immigration.

It is the standard practice of DHS to flag one's LPR status as voluntarily abandoned once away from the U.S. for an extended period of time, this is because DHS choose to take the position that by default, you have no intent on returning to the U.S. to continue your LPR status, it is worth mentioning that there have been instances, quite a few in-fact, when DHS has been WRONG. This longstanding practice exists though there is also a formal process that DHS/ USCIS has established for a green card holder to formally renounce their LPR status. I have decided to do these tests, and make the results available to the public in order to show that this -

1. Longstanding practice by CBP border officials contradicts their own established laws, and
2. This presents a loophole which allows CBP officials to act outside of the law at will.
3. This loophole enables CBP officials to violate the rights of green card holders, and limit the powers of federal immigration judges, effectively undermining the U.S. Constitution, and
4. The meaning of democracy, by circumventing U.S. laws, and doing so with impunity.

The Impact Of This This Longstanding Practice:
This longstanding practice by U.S. immigration officials is helping to create victims, and it's ruining the lives of immigrants, I am one of those immigrants. In a democratic state, law is law, and those laws are to be obeyed by everyone, especially those who are part of the government, agree? Because of this ridiculous longstanding practice, I have been forced to experience homelessness almost consistently since 2019. Currently, I've been homeless for almost 8 consecutive months, with no immigration status, not allowed to seek employment, nor am I even allowed to attend any Tertiary institution.

To understand just how important this is, try to imagine how many U.S. green card holders have lost their residency at the U.S. Border, simply because a racist or otherwise corrupt CBP official decided to force that green card holder into accepting that they've voluntarily abandoned their own LPR status, when they actually didn't do so. How absurd. Imagine you're being prevented by DHS officials from going to court regarding your own LPR immigration matter, which is your lawful right under the U.S. Constitution. In my case, I am also being forced to remain in a position where I do not have a lawyer, and because I do you know U.S. Immigration Law myself, it leaves me defenceless.

Why Am I Doing These Tests:
After being away from the U.S. for an extended period of time, I returned to the U.S. port of entry in April of 2019. While there at the border, CBP officials tried forcing me to accept that my LPR status was voluntarily abandoned by me, gone, lost, and cannot be reinstated. I immediately requested for the matter to be transferred to an immigration judge. This is because I never intended at any point to abandoned my LPR status, therefore, I'm confident that the court will exercise discretion after -

1. Considering my arguments,
2. Considering supporting U.S. Laws, guidelines, and principles,
3. Listening to witness testimonies, and
4. Seeing related evidences.

Point Of Law:
Let me be clear, It is my constitutional right under U.S. laws to request a hearing, and it is the duty and responsibility of DHS (Border officials) under U.S. laws, to ensure that I get a court date once a hearing is requested by myself who is the Lawful Permanent Resident. So far, CBP/USCIS officials have been consistently preventing me from seeing a judge, forcing me to accept their decision as final, however, this action by them goes against their own established laws, guidelines, and principles, which are posted on both DHS, and USCIS websites.

For confirmation of this, please visit this URL -
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-2

What is even more outrageous is that so far -
1. CBP is refusing to provide me with an interview regarding the reinstatement of my LPR
status.
2. They're not trying to determine if I had in-fact intended to abandoned my LPR status,
instead,
3. CBP officials since 2019 have been forcing me to accept that I did, when I actually didn't, and
4. I suspect CBP officials are being compelled to carry out this unlawful order by their seniors.
5. Next, I have overwhelming reasons to believe that this is being done to wilfully facilitate the continuation of a covert operation that involves corruption at a seismic-level (I will touch more on this at a later).

The Formal Process For A Green Card Holder To Renounce Their LPR Status:
It is a requirement to do so by filing Form I-407, "Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status," with DHS at a port of entry or at any U.S. Consulate. This form allows individuals to indicate either that they are seeking to abandon their LPR status or that they already "have abandoned [that] status". DHS and the US immigration courts are aware that sometimes LPR status can be closed in error, and in-fact
this has happened quite a few times.

The Formal Process To Have Your LPR Status Reinstated After Being Flagged As Abandoned:
For this reason, DHS/USCIS has established a formal process along with laws and guidelines to support this process. To have your LPR status reinstated upon returning to the U.S. at the port of entry -

1. Border officials have the power to use their discretion in reinstating your LPR status right
there at the border, after you've explained that you never intended to abandon your LPR status at the time you departed, that you never intended to remain permanently outside of the US, and that you never gave up these intentions. Next,
2. In the event that the border official refuses to reinstate your LPR status, you have the right to request a hearing, and at the hearing it is the immigration judge who makes the final determination, not DHS. Again, to verify this, visit the USCIS URL shown below -

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-2 

Burden Of Proof:
Should the CBP officials decide to refuse reinstating your LPR status at the border, and exercise your right to a court hearing in the matter, at this hearing, it is the U.S. government who has the burden of proving by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that the LPR’s status has changed. This means an LPR who has had their status unfairly or mistakenly taken away should have no hesitation in going
to court. At this point I am sure you, the reader, must be asking yourself the following question -

``So, if DHS is in a position to prove its case against me, why then, are they preventing me from seeing a judge, which is my right under U.S. laws?``

How Will These Tests Be Done:
First, I will present every border official who I approach for entry, with a list of the U.S. laws and guidelines to support my request, and right to enter the U.S. based on my LPR status, from here -

1. Each border official who interviews me, and who REFUSES to comply with the U.S. Laws, and guidelines presented, MUST provide me with a formal decision in writing as to why they refused me entry. This document will show the border official's name who refused me entry, date, time, specific laws they use to justify their decision to refuse entry, and border location.
2. Every refusal letter I receive will be uploaded to the internet to keep my campaign supporters abreast. Then, until one of the CBP officials finally decide to obey the law, and to discontinue violating my rights, I will continue gathering the names, and identities of those border officials who, in defiance, refuses to comply with U.S. Laws, and I will continue expose their identities.
3. The more occurrences I'm able to show that border officials are blatantly disobeying U.S. Laws, and guidelines, the stronger my claim in court against the U.S. government will be if it gets to that point.

Why Will I Be Uploading Every Border Official's Letter Of Refusal Onto The Internet:
1. This is a matter of clear public interest, it involves human-rights abuse, the integrity of the U.S. Constitution, and government accountability, therefore,
2. If what they are doing is lawful, then there should no reason to keep it secret from the public.
3. Seeing the details of each refusal letter will allow the public to accurately compare each border official's action against established U.S. Laws, and guidelines.
4. There should be no two-tiered justice system in the U.S., no secret interpretation of the law.

Democracy, Is Not Hypocrisy:
Before continuing, let us remember that ``Law, Is Law``, and when the average person breaks the law, they are faced with severe penalties as a consequence. Further, that there should be no two-tiered justice system in the U.S.. At the moment, the current U.S. President Mr Joe Biden along with his Son Hunter Biden is being investigated for corruption, while the former U.S. President is also being charged with corruption. The picture will begin to look even grimmer as you look into the history of U.S. Presidency, all the way back to former U.S. President Mr. Nixon. The public has a duty, and a responsibility to hold governments accountable for their actions, agree?

Doing some research into the U.S. Constitution, I have found the following established laws, guidelines, and principles which I believe support my demand from the United States, specifically CBP officials at this stage, for them to - do the right thing, the lawful thing, which is to reinstate my LPR status, or at the very least, stop stonewalling the matter, preventing it from being transferred to an
immigration judge for a final determination. It is worth mentioning, that by stonewalling the matter, taking active steps to prevent the matter from being heard by a judge, preventing me from exercising my right under the U.S. constitution to have a judge oversee the matter, ensuring due-process, is in itself committing a crime, as you will see from the list of established laws shown below. Please read -

Supporting U.S. Laws, Guidelines, And Principles

The U.S. constitution is ambiguous on many things, but not on any of the following -

1. 1. If the officer determines that the naturalization applicant has failed to meet the burden of establishing that he or she maintained LPR status, DHS places the applicant in removal proceedings by issuing a Notice to Appear (NTA) (Form I-862), where issuance would be in accordance with established guidance. [30] USCIS then denies the naturalization application. [31] An immigration judge (IJ) makes a final determination as to whether the applicant has
abandoned his or her LPR status. The applicant does not lose his or her LPR status unless and until the IJ issues an order of removal and the order becomes final.[32]

Source: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-2, and also

Source: https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050207.html#M502_7_2

2. U.S. law allows DHS to accept a late petition if, and only if, the conditional resident can establish that the failure to file on time was for reasons beyond their control. See 9 FAM 202.2-
8 for more complete information on loss of LPR status.

Source: https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM020202.html

3. INA § 101(a)(13)(C)(ii). Although an LPR returning from a visit of more than 180 days is subject to the grounds of inadmissibility and can be questioned as to potential abandonment of residency, this usually only comes up when the LPR has been gone for more than one year.

4. According to 8 U.S.C $1186(b), a Marriage-Based Green Card extension can be approved even if the marriage is annulled, which is a termination of the relationship what is far more serious
technically than even a divorce.

5. To provide immigration authorities time to examine the bona fides of a marriage more fully, section 216 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1186a, created a 2-year conditional permanent resident status for those who sought to obtain permanent resident status based upon marriage to a United States citizen. See Matter of Munroe, 26 I&N Dec. 428, 430 (BIA 2014). The statute provided the benefits of permanent resident status during those 2 years. After this period, the United States citizen and his or her spouse had the burden to prove that their marriage was bona fide and entered into in good faith.

6. Recognizing that some marriages may be entered into in good faith but fail prior to the end of the 2-year conditional residency period for reasons other than fraud, Congress provided a
discretionary waiver of the joint petition requirement under section 216(c)(4) of the INA,

7. There is no fixed period of time that will trigger abandonment, but LPRs are treated as seeking re-admission if they have been absent from the United States for a continuous period of longer
than 180 days. INA § 101(a)(13)(C)(ii). Although an LPR returning from a visit of more than 180 days is subject to the grounds of inadmissibility and can be questioned as to potential abandonment of residency, this usually only comes up when the LPR has been gone for more than one year.

8. 18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy - If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down,
or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

Source - https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-1999-title18-section2384&num=0&edition=1999

9. Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241 - Conspiracy Against Rights - This statute makes it unlawful for two or more persons to conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person of any state, territory or district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him/her by the Constitution or the laws of the United States, (or because of his/her having exercised the same). Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to ten years, or
both; and if death results, or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years, or for life, or may be sentenced to death.

And,

10. Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242 - Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law - This statute makes it a crime for any person acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to willfully deprive or cause to be deprived from any person those rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution and laws of the U.S. This law further prohibits a person acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation or custom to
willfully subject or cause to be subjected any person to different punishments, pains, or penalties, than those prescribed for punishment of citizens on account of such person being an
alien or by reason of his/her color or race.

Source - https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/civil-rights/federal-civil-rights-statutes#:~:text=Title%2018%2C%20U.S.C.%2C%20Section%20241%20%2D%20Conspiracy%20Against%20Rights&text=It%20further%20makes%20it%20unlawful,of%20any%20rights%20so%20secured.

Why Your Support Is Important, And Urgent

Firstly, let's begin with facts -
1. The U.S. is a democratic state, and as such, civilians have a right under the constitution to have their matters heard by a judge. Actively taking steps to prevent me or anyone else from having
their cases heard by a judge is in effect undermining the U.S. constitution, as well as redefining the meaning of “Democracy”. This is not why DHS nor USCIS was established.
2. Neither DHS, USCIS, ICE, nor CBP officials should be allowed to continue disregarding U.S. laws, and their own guidelines at will, and to do so with impunity.
3. There should be no secret interpretation of U.S. laws, laws are laws, and they should be obeyed by everyone, including those who established those laws (The U.S. government).
4. Your support, and input in standing up for human-rights is important. if you allow them to get away with this in my case, it sets a dangerous stage for other immigrants in the future as well.
5. We MUST compel USCIS, and CBP officials to align their actions with the mission & core value statements that are posted on their websites, otherwise its nothing but hypocrisy!

Source - https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/mission-and-core-values

6. We MUST hold state leaders accountable for the words that come out of their mouths, integrity is important, for example -

Canada, The U.S., And The Safe Third Country Agreement: During U.S. president Biden's trip to Ottawa Canada recently, Canada's prime minister Hon. Justin Truduoe said that “Both of our countries believe in fair and safe, fair and orderly migration, refugee protection, and border security”. Next, to quote what U.S. President Joe Biden as well as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau both said, as printed in the Montreal Gazette for Saturday March 25th, 2023. Mr. Trudeau said, “We have no greater friend and ally than the United States”, and President Biden emphasized the shared values between both countries. I aim to show that there's no fairness in the handling of my U.S. immigration process. A picture of both state leaders in Ottawa recently is shown below - 

Continuous Persecution, And Hardship By Design:
This has been going on since 2019 when members of the U.S. government begin willfully taking steps to orchestrate my demise, in doing so, they've willfully and purposefully forced me to endure
continuous, and significant hardship by unfairly, unlawfully, and maliciously -

1. Preventing me from reinstating my U.S. residency, and later
2. Sabotage my U.S. asylum-seeking process which commenced in 2019, as well as
3. Continually refused me work permits.

Amount Needed
$1,000 CAD

(Every $1,000 raised will go towards one test)

How Your Monies Will Be Used
1. To ensure that my physical safety is no longer a concern.
2. To assist with an independent investigation into the U.S. handling of my immigration case.
3. To hire the required lawyer to take this matter forward with all the evidence gathered.
4. To assist with the creation of a Whistle-blowing platform, where my “FULL” story will be told.
5. To care for myself until this ordeal has finally come to a favorable end, and
6. To help raise awareness.
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To My Campaign Supporters
All donations will be acknowledged, all donors will be thanked, as well as updates provided. Once this campaign donations reach $12,000, I will begin providing more details regarding that ``Covert
Operation`` I mentioned earlier, information on how, as part of this covert operation, I was eventually kidnapped, and smuggled out of the U.S., into Canada. Please note that no reward, giveaways or
perks are being offered for donations.

Be Alert To Potential Sabotage Of This Campaign:
Without going into much detail, let's just say that based on history, I expect that there will be some attempts to sabotage me getting any support from this crowdfunding campaign, therefore, if you are
experiencing any problems contributing to this campaign such as donations being blocked (it has happened before), or are not seeing your payment showing up after you have sent it, please immediately do the following -

1. Take screenshots,
2. Describe your experience in details to the world via social media. Next,

3. Send the screenshots, your complaint and this blog URL details to the following entities/ organizations/ blogs -

1. Wikileaks,
2. Democracy Now,
3. The Undisputable, Dr. Rashad,
4. Yahoo News,
5. BBC,
6. CNN,
7. Fox News,
8. ABC news,
9. New York Post,
10.The Washington Post,
11.AP (Associated Press),
12.The Jamaica Gleaner,
13.The U.S. Consulate,
14.The U.S. Senate, Congress,
15.To the US White house,
16.The DHS Attorney General,
17.To the UNHCR, and
18.La Posta.

They may also try discouraging persons from supporting this campaign, please do not to comply. What is important here is that -

1. I'm not a wanted person, if I was, I would have been arrested by now, therefore
2. Your donations to this campaign cannot be considered as unlawful,
3. You, a member of the public have a right to know what your government is up to, and
4. The public has a responsibility to hold governments accountable for their actions.
5. It is your right to support this campaign, or any other campaign you wish to support,
6. It is also your right to know how the government is using your tax monies,
7. And finally, you have a right to support any cause or movement aimed at disclosing questionable actions by your government..... DO NOT BE BULLIED.

This is outrageous, nowhere in the U.S. constitution does it say that DHS, DOJ, CBP, USCIS nor ICE has the power to deny a lawful permanent resident their right to an immigration court hearing, nor do they have the right to sabotage one's asylum case by conspiring to remove it from out of the supervision of the court, and they certainly do not have the lawful right to undermine the U.S. Constitution.

Test Results, And Details

First Scheduled Test - June 2nd to June 3rd, 2023:
Between the hours of 12:30PM and 2:30PM, I took a Greyhound bus from the Berri UQUAN Metro station, in Montreal. The bus ticket was bought for a one-way trip to New York, NY. The idea here is
that I would explain myself to US Border officials at the border, show them the list of US laws, guidelines, and principles that I found on both ICE and DHS websites, and expect that they would
comply by doing one of the following -

1. Permit me entry based on my LPR status after doing a secondary inspection, or
2. In the event that I fail the secondary inspection, to parole me into the US based on my LPR status pending a court hearing for the judge to make a final determination.

This was not an attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully, but rather, a test of the integrity of the U.S. Constitution. The first border official who spoke to me asked me the following questions -

1. Where is your passport?
2. Where is your U.S. green card?
3. When did you receive your LPR status?
4. When was the last time you entered the U.S.?
5. When did you first depart the U.S. after receiving your LPR status?
6. When did you last leave the U.S.?
7. Why did you leave the U.S. in 2022?
8. Where are you staying in Canada?
9. Where were you living when last in the U.S.?
10. Where did you go after leaving Laredo Texas in 2019?
11. After being released from detention in 2019, where did you go to?
12. How old is your son that was born here in the U.S.?
13. Where does he live here in the U.S.?
14. Why am I returning to the U.S. today?

The only question I wasn't completely open about is #7, why?
I only told him it extremely difficult finding a job, housing, etc, so I was forced to leave. You see, there's a lot more to explain in answering this question but I decided to cut it short.

After answering all his questions, he then said the following -
“I gotta tell yah, your story sounds all over the place”.

At this point, I still was not told whether or not I am being permitted entry to the U.S., nor was I told that I am going to get a secondary inspection, he also never asked me any questions to establish whether I had in-fact voluntarily abandoned my LPR status. He also never asked me for my intent when I departed after receiving my LPR status. After this, his colleague, the same one who
approached the bus earlier, and used a device to scan along-side the body of the bus (side panel), he told me to follow him to collect my luggage from the bus, which I did. Then, he told me to follow him into a room. When I entered that room, I realized I'm the only one there and that its a security room for searching and to detain persons. After placing my bag on the counter, he then began searching.

Next, he saw 3 separate USB drives that I removed from my left-front pocket. He immediately began harassing me about why I feel the need to have 3 separate USB drives, and said that its suspicious
because in his opinion, most people would only have 1 or 2. I then told him in a very firm voice that I am not here to be harassed, I'm simply here to enter the US based on my LPR status, is this is not
possible, then simply parole me into the U.S. and arrange for a court to make a decision on the matter, since this is the U.S./DHS law and/or guidance.

He then continued searching, after which he and the other 2 or 3 officers who entered the room with him left and they told me to wait. When he returned nearly an hour later, he returned with another officer, they then moved me to another room (a 3rd room now), here I was handcuffed, searched, then told by him that he is refusing me entry to the U.S. based on my LPR status because they conclude I've abandoned it. I reminded him of the document I handed them showing a list of related U.S. laws and, guidelines. He confirmed that he read the paper, then shook his head in defiance, and said “he doesn't care”. This was said in the presence of the other officers, and under the watch of their own CCTV cameras which may also include audio capturing.

I insisted that I didn't abandon my LPR status and again requested to see a judge. He outright told me no, he will not allow me to see a judge; he said it is too long now, it’s not possible anymore. I remind
him that it is the immigration judge who will make the final determination, he looked me dead straight in my eyes and told me nope. He then also told me that I’m now barred from re-entering the U.S. for another 7 years. From here, they put me in a black SUV and drove me to the Canadian entry side of the border, placed me back into the hands of Canadian immigration, after they processed me, I was released about 30 minutes later back into Canada.

Questions:
If the decision to bar someone from entering the U.S. is punishment for violating U.S. laws, why did he bar me from the U.S. for 5 to 7 years? I did nothing unlawful. I simply went to the border, and
explained my situation. Am I being punished for simply doing that?

Physical Description Of The Officers:
1. First Officer - The one who first dealt with me and asked me the list of questions, is a Caucasian man, severely overweight, sweats like a pig, looks miserable, and no more than 5' 8” in height.
2. Second Officer - His colleague, who then searched me, is younger, Caucasian, between the ages of 27 and 40 years of age. One if his arms are tattooed, he is no more than 5' 7” in height.

I thank everyone for not only taking the time to view my campaign and of-course, an even bigger than you for your donations. Stay in-touch for further updates.

Marcus