Category Archives: Petition for Removal of Conditions on Conditional Residence

CA7 on burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that marriage was bona fide

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Mike Baker

The Board of Immigration Appeals applied too high a burden of proof when it determined that a conditional permanent resident’s marriage was not bona fide and the error warranted remand because the resident testified unequivocally that he did not marry … Continue reading →

Posted in 7th Circuit, 7th Circuit Cases- Aliens, burden of proof, Good-Faith Marriage Waiver, I-751 petition, Joint Petition I-751, Marriage Fraud, Petition for Removal of Conditions on Conditional Residence, Removal of Conditions on Permanent Residency Based on Marriage, Waiver of Joint Petition Application | Leave a comment

CA7 denies I-751 extreme hardship waiver because an alien has no protected liberty interest in discretionary immigration relief

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Mike Baker

CA7 Denies Extreme-Hardship Waiver for Petitioner Convicted of Marriage Fraud. The court denied the petition for review, finding that the petitioner’s due process argument failed because he had no legitimate claim of entitlement to an extreme-hardship waiver under INA §216(c)(4). … Continue reading →

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I-751 Petition for Removal of Conditions on Conditional Residence, Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Mike Baker

Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986: I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence on Permanent Resident Status. References: Section 216 of the Act 8 CFR 216 (a) General . The Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 (“IMFA”) were enacted in … Continue reading →

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