It appears as if the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala is currently suspended by IOC and not invited to the Olympics. Will Luis G have to compete as a neutral athlete in Paris?
I don't think he's f*cked; dude that fast deserves at least a shot at competing. I reckon he'll get the neutral athlete nod so long as he runs the standard which I think he already has. Anyone know why Guatemala is suspended?
The International Olympic Committee on Sunday banned Guatemala's Olympic Committee following the country's failure to solve a domestic legal dispute, it said.
I don't think he's f*cked; dude that fast deserves at least a shot at competing. I reckon he'll get the neutral athlete nod so long as he runs the standard which I think he already has.
He does have the standard. Standard is 13:05 and he ran 12:52.97 in the Florence DL meet.
He should lay in the bed he made. If his country is not participating, he represents his country. Be part of the solution, not the problem.
In what way did he 'make the bed' here? By being born in Guatamala? Unlike other US based athletes who CHOOSE to represent other countries despite having US citizenship, Grijalva is not a US citizen. He is a citizen of Guatamala only.
He should lay in the bed he made. If his country is not participating, he represents his country. Be part of the solution, not the problem.
In what way did he 'make the bed' here? By being born in Guatamala? Unlike other US based athletes who CHOOSE to represent other countries despite having US citizenship, Grijalva is not a US citizen. He is a citizen of Guatamala only.
Don't be stupid. He could have been a citizen of the US like my parents did.
In what way did he 'make the bed' here? By being born in Guatamala? Unlike other US based athletes who CHOOSE to represent other countries despite having US citizenship, Grijalva is not a US citizen. He is a citizen of Guatamala only.
Don't be stupid. He could have been a citizen of the US like my parents did.
he also could get zero girls like you, but why would he want that?
So Guatemala was warned in September that they needed to fix issues with their NOC's election process. They did not, so the IOC followed through with suspending them in October and told them they could be reinstated if they fixed the issues, but Guatemala just didn't care.
Guatemalan Olympic Committee President Gerardo Aguirre has admitted that the organisation's suspension by the International Olympic Committee "may lea...
"Aguirre is recognised by the IOC as the winner of the COG's elections earlier this year, but the Electoral Court of Federated Sports named Jorge Alexander Rodas as the victor."
"Guatemala is the only country in the world where the Olympic Committee's Autonomy is protected by and enshrined in the country's political constitution and whose sport law provides that in the event of any contradiction, the Olympic Charter must prevail."
Basically Guatemalan Courts overrode some kind of election for head of Guatemala's National Olympic Committee (COG - Guatemalan Olympic Committee). There have been issues for several years (articles going back to 2018) related to a lack of transparency and democratic process and it wasn't like they were just unfairly banned. Luis G had ample warning of what was going on if he had wanted to change nationalities.
In what way did he 'make the bed' here? By being born in Guatamala? Unlike other US based athletes who CHOOSE to represent other countries despite having US citizenship, Grijalva is not a US citizen. He is a citizen of Guatamala only.
Don't be stupid. He could have been a citizen of the US like my parents did.
Pretty sure Luis was brought to the US as a child and was undocumented. He is able to stay in the US because he's a part of the DACA program. So it's actually the US's problem for not giving him citizenship.
In what way did he 'make the bed' here? By being born in Guatamala? Unlike other US based athletes who CHOOSE to represent other countries despite having US citizenship, Grijalva is not a US citizen. He is a citizen of Guatamala only.
Don't be stupid. He could have been a citizen of the US like my parents did.
No, he could/can not. Ever heard of a path to citizenship being discussed; DACA kids don’t have one thanks to idiot republicans.
Basically Guatemalan Courts overrode some kind of election for head of Guatemala's National Olympic Committee (COG - Guatemalan Olympic Committee). There have been issues for several years (articles going back to 2018) related to a lack of transparency and democratic process and it wasn't like they were just unfairly banned. Luis G had ample warning of what was going on if he had wanted to change nationalities.
If he had wanted to change nationalities? And how exactly would he have done that? The only way he can get US citizenship is to marry a US citizen, apply for a green card (~one year processing time), wait three years, and then apply for citizenship. Even if he were to get married tomorrow purely for citizenship reasons, it's a yearslong process with multiple steps. Anyone who acts like people in Luis' situation can just snap their fingers and get US citizenship clearly don't understand what they're talking about.
Basically Guatemalan Courts overrode some kind of election for head of Guatemala's National Olympic Committee (COG - Guatemalan Olympic Committee). There have been issues for several years (articles going back to 2018) related to a lack of transparency and democratic process and it wasn't like they were just unfairly banned. Luis G had ample warning of what was going on if he had wanted to change nationalities.
If he had wanted to change nationalities? And how exactly would he have done that? The only way he can get US citizenship is to marry a US citizen, apply for a green card (~one year processing time), wait three years, and then apply for citizenship. Even if he were to get married tomorrow purely for citizenship reasons, it's a yearslong process with multiple steps. Anyone who acts like people in Luis' situation can just snap their fingers and get US citizenship clearly don't understand what they're talking about.
People are so clueless about this, he cannot get a green card since he is here illegally. DACA protects him from being deported, allows him to work and most recently, to travel internationally and return. There is no provision for him to obtain citizenship. The USA does not and never has given green cards to people without proper visa or immigration status.
I've seen Luis state in an interview that his only way to obtain US citizenship is to marry a US citizen. I wish I could find that interview to link here, but I can't remember what outlet it was for. Still, I know that he works with an immigration attorney, and I trust that he's more up-to-date with his situation than we are.
My understanding is that he would be able to apply for a marriage green card, despite being a DACA recipient, because his most recent entry into the US was considered "lawful". His entry as a baby was considered unlawful, hence his DACA status. However, he obtained an Advance Parole waiver in order to travel to Tokyo for the Olympics in 2021. When he reentered the US upon returning to Tokyo, his most recent entry into the US was lawful. That puts him in different standing compared to most DACA recipients, and is a reason why he could have grounds to apply for a green card after marrying a US citizen.
The information under the "DACA to Green Card Under Adjustment of Status" heading about halfway down this page explains the process here:
I have worked with undocumented people in a couple difference roles, but I'm not an immigration lawyer or an expert; I'm open to being wrong on this. Still, that's my understanding of the situation right now.
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