Who gets custody if the parents are unmarried and illegal immigrants?

Question

My unmarried friend had a kid and now has separated from the baby's father. She wants to have custody of the kid because she is afraid the father could take him away to Mexico. Who can have custody of the kid, who was born in the US, if both parent are in the US illlegally?

Answer 1

which ever parent takes the child is doing it legal they both have rights.if the father is on the birth certificate he has rights if not the mother has the say where the child lives

Answer 2

Who cares?  Send them all back to Mexico where they belong.  Includes the spawn they popped out.  Less tax dollars wasted.

Answer 3

I'd suggest she hightail it back to her country and gets legal custody -- before he does the same thing.  If this comes down to deportation and they are from different countries, international laws may conflict and a real fiasco could occur.

Answer 4

There's no court order of custody since there is no divorce.  Neither one of them can remain in the US.  The baby has a right to citizenship in its parents' country of citizenship.  She should get her child a passport from the nearest consulate of her country of citizenship and take her child home with her urgently.  

Actually, if she is deported, the baby can be taken from her and put into a foster home.  If she wants to keep her baby, she'd better get it a passport for her own country and take it with her.

Answer 5

The mother can  get the child, just have her contact La Raza for help

Answer 6

both parents need to be returned to their home countries and take their kid with them, poor kid has 2 illegal criminals as parents, what morals is he going to be taught.

Report and Deport, Show no Support!!!!

Answer 7

The child might be taken into social services for adoption or fostering in the U.S if they couldn't work out who would have it since it is a U.S citizen.