If you were legally married in the United States, he is an American citizen, whatever his status at the time of your marriage. If he has been arrested for this, the two of you can recover damages for false arrest in a court of law. Get an attorney immediately.
become legal?
if you didnt know the illegal alien was there illegally, then none, and it is as simple as that. It would be the illegal alien that would be in trouble.
Illegally married? You mean the fiance was an "Illegal" when he married? If the fiance was married then the fiance's marriage must be legally concluded (divorced) before applying for a K-1. They also must exit the US to qualify for a K-1.
No it will not be easier to get a green card. And how did they illegally marry? If they were issued a marriage license, and they did not lie on the application, they are legally married.
the US citizen shouldn't
There is no way to get illegally married and then acquire any of the legal rights of marriage.
If you followed the proper legal process to get married, then the marriage is legal. It doesn't matter if he's here illegally or not.
There are many kinds of illegal marriages. One common kind is bigamy, the crime of marrying someone when still married to another. The process (not recommended) of illegally marrying your boyfriend would be to first marry someone else and then, without divorcing that husband, marry your boyfriend. Such a bigamous marriage is likely illegal in any U.S. state at any age.
I got married to a man from El Salvador, and he just got deported. They didn't do nothing to me.
im pretty sure that its 18 anything younger seems illegal
There is no such thing as illegally married gay couples. There are only legally married gay couples (with or without state recognition), and unmarried gay couples.
He can be arrested as he is a illegal immigrant and he has got married before waiting for a year aftr getting divorced.
an individual is illegally married