Interim Decision Number 2295 MATTER OF FERREIRA. In Visa Petition Proceedings. A-19411014Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board June 12, 1974 Since under the law of Portugal, judicial separation of natural persons and of property does not dissolve the marriage bonds (Article 1774, Civil Code of […]
Category: U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals Opinions
IN THE MATTER OF GREENWOOD, 18 IN Dec. 417 (BIA 1983)
Interim Decision Number 2945 MATTER OF GREENWOOD. In Visa Petition Proceedings. A-23447250Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board July 19, 1983 (1) Where an alien minor is admitted to the United States classified as an “eligible orphan” pursuant to section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality […]
IN THE MATTER OF DOULTSINOS, 12 IN Dec. 153 (BIA 1967)
Interim Decision Number 1717 MATTER OF DOULTSINOS. In Visa Petition Proceedings. A-12192152.Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by District Director March 14, 1967. Since an accountant is a member of the professions within the meaning of section 101(a)(32) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by […]
IN THE MATTER OF CASTRO, 14 IN Dec. 492 (BIA 1973)
Interim Decision Number 2245 MATTER OF CASTRO. In Deportation Proceedings. A-10489741Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board December 4, 1973. (1) An alien admitted for permanent residence who departed to Mexico in May 1963; who severed his ties with the United States, moved his family to […]
IN THE MATTER OF ZAVALA, 10 IN Dec. 628 (BIA 1963)
Interim Decision Number 1360 MATTER OF ZAVALA. In SECTION 245 Proceedings. A-12920329Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Acting Regional Commissioner August 1, 1963 Application for adjustment of status under section 245, Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, will be denied in the exercise of discretion to […]
IN THE MATTER OF SANCHEZ, 17 IN Dec. 218 (BIA 1980)
Interim Decision Number 2751 MATTER OF SANCHEZ. In Deportation Proceedings. A-14273169Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board January 15, 1980 (1) A crime committed within 5 years of any entry made by an alien can form the basis for deportation under section 241(a)(4) of the Immigration […]
IN THE MATTER OF P—- F—-, 20 IN Dec. 661 (BIA 1993)
Interim Decision Number 3201 MATTER OF P—- F—-. In Deportation Proceedings. A-24716046Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board June 9, 1993 An alien convicted of the first degree felonies of armed burglary and robbery with a firearm under sections 810.02 and 812.13 of the Florida Statutes […]
IN THE MATTER OF H—-, 4 IN Dec. 290 (BIA 1951)
IN THE MATTER OF H—-. In EXCLUSION Proceedings. A-7886909Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board March 6, 1951 Decided by Acting Attorney General August 17, 1951 Nonsignatory line — Ground of exclusion, alien brought to foreign contiguous territory by such line and resided there less than […]
IN RE LUIS ALFONSO SANCHEZ-AVILA, 21 IN Dec. 444 (BIA 1996)
Interim Decision Number 3283 In re Luis Alfonso SANCHEZ-Avila, Applicant File A92 764 131 El CentroBoard of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided June 14, 1996 (1) Under the present statutory and regulatory scheme, an Immigration Judge properly declined to order an alien excluded in absentia where the Immigration […]
IN THE MATTER OF FEFE, 20 IN Dec. 116 (BIA 1989)
Interim Decision Number 3121 MATTER OF FEFE. In Exclusion Proceedings. A-28556862Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board August 1, 1989 (1) An applicant for asylum cannot meet his burden of proof unless he testifies under oath regarding his application; and, therefore, an immigration judge should not […]