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Can someone else use your deceased brother’s green card?
<p>I just found out that my brother-in-law used my deceased brother’s green card.  Is this legal?</p>

<p>You ask if your deceased brother's green card may be legally used by another person.</p>
<p>The answer is: no.</p>

<p>18 U.S. Code § 1546.Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents</p>
<blockquote>
<p>(b)Whoever uses— (1)an identification document, knowing (or having
reason to know) that the document was not issued lawfully for the use
of the possessor, (2)an identification document knowing (or having
reason to know) that the document is false, or (3)a false attestation,
for the purpose of satisfying a requirement of section 274A(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Full code text <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1546" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
