police immigration
Evil mother filed missing person report after kicking out adult daughter. Any way to dismiss it?
<p>Alright, so my girlfriend and I were planning to move in together sometime next month. We've been in a long distance relationship for over 2 years and have never met in person until now. She was in Oregon and me in California.</p>

<p>To make this easier for everyone, I kept advising her to tell her parents in advance so I can meet them beforehand. Unfortunately, they suddenly went berserk and decided to kick her out one random day at 3am after her mother failed to catfish me the night before. She was able to beg for extra time so they let her stay until evening that day. That day, her mother kept yelling and breaking her things (shattered phone as evidence) as well as spilling water on her boxes she had prepared to move out.</p>

<p>When she told me about this that morning, I immediately skipped work and went on a 17-ish hour long non-stop road trip to pick her up. She has just turned 18 last month and did not have a job so she would've probably ended up on the streets. She still had her laptop to talk to me so I was able to call her a taxi for a nearby Motel. With the money she had, she was only able to afford up to 2 nights there.</p>

<p>Anyway, I got there at 2am and we left to California the next morning. Now we're finding out that her mother tried messaging the phone she broke and accusing me of kidnapping her daughter. We know she's crazy so, for our safety, we refuse to disclose our location but she did take selfies, videos, and even called her over the phone to prove that she's fine. Even then, she filed a missing person report and we're being tracked down. They already found records of places we stayed and visited.</p>

<p>What can we do to dismiss such report? Does she just show up at a local police department telling them that she's fine and it was her own decision? </p>

<p>Her mother said the police also wanted to talk to me separately. I do not want to get involved in this at all. Can I reject it? Can we file chargers to her mother for being so abusive? Would I get in trouble for being in a relationship with her daughter since I was 20 and she was 16? We had never met in person until now, to avoid any trouble. She's short which makes her look a lot younger than she is. She did bring her Oregon driving permit and birth certificate as proof of her age. </p>

<p>Furthermore, I'm part of the DACA program so I fear this may put my work authorization at risk. I really love my fiancee and do not want to be separated from her...</p>

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  <p>What can we do to dismiss such report? Does she just show up at a local police department telling them that she's fine and it was her own decision? </p>
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<p>In short, yes.  She shows up at a local police station, tells her side of the story including the whole bit about things getting destroyed and her getting kicked out, cites the missing persons report, and make it clear that she's not missing but an independent adult who is free and making her own decisions.  Since she's over 18, she can do that.  (Bringing proof of age might be helpful.)  The mystery of the missing person will be considered solved from the police side.  She does not have to give a specific address where she's living, just convince the officer that she's OK and making an intentional decision to create distance between herself and her mother. </p>

<p>She could also try calling (the same local station which is convenient to her current location) before showing up to see if that satisfies the officer, and only go in if needed.  </p>

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  <p>Would I get in trouble for being in a relationship with her daughter since I was 20 and she was 16? We had never met in person until now, to avoid any trouble.   </p>
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<p>Shouldn't be a problem, as long as it's a mutually willing (non-coercive) relationship.</p>

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  <p>Her mother said the police also wanted to talk to me separately. I do not want to get involved in this at all. Can I reject it?</p>
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<p>Yes, you can reject it.  You do not have to answer ANY question a police officer asks; you have the right to remain silent and/or to say only "I have the right to remain silent."  To reduce the probability that they'll even ask questions, you might prefer not accompanying your girlfriend when she goes to clear the missing persons report, if she goes in-person.  This adds more weight to her assertion that she's going there to clear it of her own free will, not because you're forcing her. </p>
