Interim Decision Number 2165 MATTER OF WONG. In Visa Petition Proceedings. A-19168778Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board September 18, 1972. Since a visa petition involving a claimed adoptive relationship must be considered from a factual point of view to determine if the claimed familial relationship […]
Category: U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals Opinions
IN RE O-J-O-, 21 IN Dec. 381 (BIA 1996)
Interim Decision Number 3280 In re O-J-O-, Respondent Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided June 14, 1996 Suspension of deportation was granted where the 24-year-old Nicaraguan respondent lived in the United States since the age of 13, was educated in this country, speaks English fluently, is fully […]
IN THE MATTER OF PEREZ, 10 IN Dec. 603 (BIA 1964)
Interim Decision Number 1351 MATTER OF PEREZ. In DEPORTATION Proceedings. A-15713945 A-13285441Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board June 18, 1964 Respondent, a native and citizen of the Dominican Republic, has not established that because he was employed for a period of 6 months in a […]
IN THE MATTER OF CHONG, 13 IN Dec. 45 (BIA 1968)
Interim Decision Number 1916 MATTER OF CHONG. In Visa Petition Proceedings. A-17119216Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board November 7, 1968 Beneficiary, who was born to the United States citizen petitioner’s husband and a concubine during the present marriage of petitioner and her husband, who was […]
IN THE MATTER OF F—-, 6 IN Dec. 537 (BIA 1955)
IN THE MATTER OF F—-. In DEPORTATION Proceedings. E-094511.Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board March 24, 1955. Section 212 (c) of Immigration and Nationality Act — Power of special inquiry officer to grant relief in deportation proceedings — 3 C.F.R. 242.61 (c). In deportation proceedings […]
IN THE MATTER OF S—-, 2 IN Dec. 783 (BIA 1947)
IN THE MATTER OF S—-. In EXCLUSION Proceedings. A-6458448.Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Central Office, January 8, 1947. Decided by Board, March 19, 1947. Citizenship — Expatriation — Section 401 (c) of the Nationality Act of 1940 — Dual National — Service Canadian Armed Forces […]
IN THE MATTER OF M—-, 7 IN Dec. 144 (BIA 1956)
MATTER OF M—-. In DEPORTATION Proceedings. A-1917524Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board March 9, 1956 Single scheme of criminal misconduct — Lewdness over a period of months and indecent assault committed on a given date within the same period are separate acts of criminal misconduct. […]
IN RE GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, 23 IN Dec. 590 (BIA 2003)
Interim Decision Number 3490 In re Fidel GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, Respondent. File A74 108 643. San DiegoBoard of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided May 8, 2003. (1) An alien who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude that falls within the “petty offense” exception in section 212(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of […]
IN THE MATTER OF McMULLEN, 17 IN Dec. 542 (BIA 1980)
Interim Decision Number 2831 MATTER OF McMULLEN. In Deportation Proceedings. A-23054818Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board October 1, 1980 (1) Unlike asylum, which is discretionary under the Refugee Act of 1980, relief under section 243(h), as amended by that Act, is mandatory for an eligible […]
IN THE MATTER OF LINNAS, 19 IN Dec. 302 (BIA 1985)
Interim Decision Number 3000 MATTER OF LINNAS. In Deportation Proceedings. A-8085626.Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board October 16, 1985. (1) The term “country,” used to describe a place of deportation under section 243(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1253(a) (1982), means, […]