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Yes. The person has committed the crime of bigamy, and his purported marriage in the United States is not a valid marriage.

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Q: If an illegal alien marries a citizen of the United States 5 years after arriving in the US leaving his wife in Uganda without a divorce is the African marriage still valid?
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