Category Archives: 7th Circuit

CA7 upholds finding of marriage fraud making adjustment applicant inadmissible and ineligible for adjustment of status

Record contained sufficient evidence to support IJ’s denial of alien’s application to become lawful permanent resident, where IJ found that alien’s marriage to U.S. citizen was sham. IJ’s finding was largely based on testimony that alien’s wife was in long-term … Continue reading

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CA7 grants withholding of removal for citizen of Botswana and female genital mutilation (FGM) claim

Ct. of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to consider alien’s appeal of Bd.’s denial of her asylum application, where basis of denial was Bd.’s finding that said application was untimely as being filed more than one year after her arrival in U.S. … Continue reading

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CA7 dismissed petition for review as it lacks jurisdiction to review agency’s discretionary decisions

Jankovic, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was admitted to the U.S. as a refugee in 2003 and received permanent residence status in 2005, but was ordered removed on the ground that he obtained that status by fraud. He concedes … Continue reading

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CA7 affirmed denial of asylum and withholding for Mexican national

In 1991, Lopez, age 12, illegally entered the U.S. He has not returned to Mexico, although his sister still lives in the neighborhood where he grew up. In 2009, Lopez was charged with dealing and possessing illegal drugs. He pled … Continue reading

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CA7 remands Nicaraguan withholding of removal

Bd. did not err in denying alien’s asylum application, where said application was untimely, and where alien could only raise question of fact on appeal. However, remand was required with respect to alien’s claim for withholding of removal in which … Continue reading

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