The Mourning Bride (book)

With the help of a retired FBI agent and her wits as a researcher, Elena Maria Lopez discovers she married a man with a history of ruthless and criminal behavior. And although her husband should have been denied a visa and a green card because of large-scale, illegal drug activities, he was just one of the many foreign nationals that bypassed a background check because of his intentions to marry an American.

In The Mourning Bride, Lopez chronicles the terrifying story of her marriage and exposes rampant fraud in the single-most common way that foreigners, including numerous terrorists, continue to gain permanent U.S. residency and citizenship.

With the unique combination of first-hand experience balanced with research, investigation and analysis, Lopez provides an unparalleled view of homeland security through the eyes of a political journalist and that of a tormented spouse.