Interim Decision Number 2412 MATTER OF JO. In Deportation Proceedings. A-19747887 A-19747886Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board July 22, 1975 Application made during the course of deportation proceedings for adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, […]
Category: U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals Opinions
IN THE MATTER OF KATIGBAK, 14 IN Dec. 45 (BIA 1971)
Interim Decision Number 2125 MATTER OF KATIGBAK. In Visa Petition Proceedings. A-17918512Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Regional Commissioner October 13, 1971. To be eligible for preference classification under section 203(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, the beneficiary must be a qualified member […]
IN RE J-W-S, 24 IN Dec. 185 (BIA 2007)
Interim Decision Number 3566 In re J-W-S-, Applicant. Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided June 7, 2007. (1) The evidence of record did not demonstrate that the Chinese Government has a national policy of requiring forced sterilization of a parent who returns with a second child born […]
IN THE MATTER OF MUSHARRAF, 17 IN Dec. 462 (BIA 1980)
Interim Decision Number 2814 MATTER OF MUSHARRAF. In Deportation Proceedings. A-20906714Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board August 20, 1980 (1) An alien admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J) is not eligible to apply for […]
IN RE M-D-, 21 IN Dec. 1180 (BIA 1998)
Interim Decision Number 3339 In re M-D-, Respondent Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided March 13, 1998 An alien who did not provide any evidence to corroborate his purported identity, nationality, claim of persecution, or his former presence or his family’s current presence at a refugee camp, […]
IN THE MATTER OF ABI-RACHED, 10 IN Dec. 551 (BIA 1964)
Interim Decision Number 1344 MATTER OF ABI-RACHED. In DEPORTATION Proceedings. A-10640981Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board May 13, 1964 (1) Conviction of voluntary manslaughter in violation of section 9-2, chapter 38, Illinois Revised Statutes, is conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude. (2) The return […]
IN THE MATTER OF U—-, 7 IN Dec. 380 (BIA 1956)
MATTER OF U—-. In DEPORTATION Proceedings. A-6586642Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board December 20, 1956 Good moral character — Adultery — Section 101 (f) (2), Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 101 (f) (2) of the act does not preclude a finding of good moral character […]
IN THE MATTER OF BATERINA, 16 IN Dec. 127 (BIA 1977)
Interim Decision Number 2562 MATTER OF BATERINA. In Deportation Proceedings. A-19863283Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Board March 3, 1977. (1) The immigration judge has the authority to make an independent determination as to whether an alien is subject to the foreign residence requirement of section […]
IN THE MATTER OF NAUFAHU, 11 IN Dec. 904 (BIA 1966)
Interim Decision Number 1671 MATTER OF NAUFAHU. In Visa Petition Proceedings. A-13638868Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by Regional Commissioner November 28, 1966 Petitioner, who studied law, was issued a license to practice law, and practiced law in Tonga from 1952 to 1963, is qualified, as a […]
IN THE MATTER OF CHANG, 11 IN Dec. 138 (BIA 1965)
Interim Decision Number 1455 MATTER OF CHANG. Application for Permission to Change Schools. A-12232159Board of Immigration Appeals Executive Office for Immigration Review U.S. Department of Justice Decided by District Director March 16, 1965 Application for permission to change schools pursuant to 8 CFR 214.2(f) is denied, in the exercise of discretion, to an alien who […]