New Gods of North America.

Chapter 494 Bad Guys
Theoretically speaking, it is not difficult for foreigners to become American citizens.

In the Naturalization Act promulgated at the beginning of the establishment of the federation, the corresponding requirements can be stated in just one sentence: Any white freeman with good conduct, as long as he is willing to swear allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and has lived in the United States for two years, is eligible to apply for citizenship.

Even though the corresponding law was amended several times afterwards, in theory it only increased the residence requirement from two years to five years and then to fourteen years, and then reduced to the five years required today.

But there is of course a gap between theory and practice.

For example, the two terms "white skin" and "free people" alone excluded the indigenous people of the New World, the residents of the southern continent of the Old World, various types of sold slaves and indentured servants, etc.

In addition, one must prove one's "good conduct", which usually requires endorsement from a local prestigious person or organization. Therefore, it is not actually that easy for ordinary people to pass in years when the loopholes are not so wide.

However, the United States does not have a so-called "Immigration Bureau" now. Even the function of approving applications is mainly placed in local courts or designated offices of state governments. The daily management in this regard is still quite sparse.
Therefore, as long as the first generation of immigrants can make a living by relying on their own abilities or connections, and do not get involved in industries or matters that require "entry", sometimes it does not make much difference whether they have legal status or not.

Inesha was one of this kind of people. A private detective was not a public official, nor did she need to obtain a license. She did not need approval from anyone. She was also a "partner" of the detective agency, and was not even "employed." Some states could not collect head taxes on migrant workers from her.
Apart from the church, which can take care of her affairs regarding "Extraordinary People" and the "Hunter Association", basically local government agencies should not take the initiative to cause trouble simply because of her immigration status.

——But this kind of bad thing actually happened to me.

Inissa was the type who could reason. When the staff showed her ID and asked her to cooperate with the investigation, she felt that she did not have citizenship and her reasons made sense, so she did not resist.
After Wayne came over, he found himself a little choked, because the staff found out a state law from somewhere, which stated that the relevant agencies in Virginia do have the right to check and confirm the health status of foreign immigrants in the local area to avoid the spread of infectious diseases such as plague - this kind of thing does not involve "breaking the law", even if a serious lawyer came, he could only advise the parties to cooperate as much as possible.

"Damn it, I haven't even checked it yet, why should others check it?" On the way back in the carriage, Wayne couldn't help feeling a little angry.

Inissa blinked her big eyes, "Hmm?"

Wayne changed the subject smoothly: "It's okay, I'm just a little dissatisfied with their approach."

To be fair, the other party's response was actually quite polite. After politely approaching Inissa, they did not take any coercive measures.
When she arrived at the clinic under the local health committee, the staff only arranged for a nurse to take Inesa's temperature and ask about her medical history. After that, she just had to wait for the nurse to fill out the form and Inesa to sign it to confirm. During the waiting period, she was even provided with recreational reading materials, as well as unlimited hot tea and snacks.

However, the seemingly friendly shell cannot conceal the nature of "targeting".

After going through such a simple process, Inesa actually wasted almost a whole day, and it was not until Wayne came that she was "just" ready to release him. According to relevant laws and regulations, the staff also have the right to ask Inesa to cooperate "when they deem it necessary" and for an unlimited number of times, otherwise there may be a bad record. In Wayne's opinion, this was someone silently hinting to the detective agency that "you have crossed the line", while showing off their own power - Inesa was supposed to "scout" the location of the local agent organization's contact person today, so she was naturally the most suspicious at the moment.
The other party not only had some information about the internal personnel of the detective agency, but also noticed Inessa's specific movements today, so they were able to take direct targeted countermeasures. However, the other party remained restrained for the time being and only gave the detective agency a small and insignificant warning.

Inesa may not be able to see through this little trick, but she chose not to embarrass those potentially innocent on-site staff:
"It was my mistake. I didn't realize that our whereabouts had already been monitored. If I had come here tomorrow, I would have been sure that I wouldn't be disturbed by irrelevant people. However, looking at the situation today, I guessed that the other party might have already started to move, and that place might have lost its value. So I asked Liam and Chameleon to try their best to shake off the surveillance and secretly follow us, and I came here by myself."

Wayne also thought that there was nothing wrong with this decision. The detective agency and the local special agent organization were not in a hostile relationship. Since the other party had already seen through the detective agency's intentions and gave face, it would be somewhat impolite to continue to entangle with the other party on the surface.

For the time being, I can only give up following up on the local agent organization and go back to discuss the follow-up solution with Pastor Tyrell who provided this clue.

However, after returning to the detective agency's temporary base, Wayne quickly changed his mind.

Liam and Chameleon were originally "new faces" temporarily transferred from the detective agency's headquarters to Wayne in order to investigate the local spy organization. Their extraordinary abilities are more suitable for performing surveillance and infiltration missions.
Having them involved in the capture of the assassination gang was just a coincidence.

But unexpectedly, this brought unexpected benefits.

The "Chameleon" was obviously still upset about the fact that he had let the assassin's accomplice escape, and he might even have repeatedly recalled the details of the incident.
Therefore, when he reported the situation to Wayne, he seemed quite excited:
"Boss, when I was following the group's transfer today, I saw the criminal who had successfully escaped before!"

Wayne was a little confused at first, not sure which criminal "Chameleon" was referring to.

And after "Chameleon" made it clear who the "criminal" was, Wayne almost crashed.

The local secret service initially knew about the incident but kept it a secret. Now they are secretly controlling the fugitive named "Robert" from the assassination gang. According to the previous testimony of the assassination gang members, this guy should be called "Robert No. 2", an emotional substitute for the original Robert.

What is this?

Bishop, there are bad people in your area.

(End of this chapter)