Bernartita Moses, A206 352 760 (BIA Dec. 9, 2014)

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    Emmanue G. Gueero Esquire

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    ame MOSES ERNARTITA A 206-32760

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    MOSES, BERNARTITA038-1A06-35-760FDC HONOLULUPO BOX 30080HONOLUU H 9680

    Name: MOSES BERNARTITA

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    Date of this notce: 1901

    nlosed is a opy of the Board's ecison n e aboe-reened case. Ts opy is benprovded o you as a couresy You atoe o repesenaie as bee sered tsdeiso pusuant to CFR S I te aaced esion odes ha you eemoved om he United Saes or as a igaion Judges deison orden a youe reoved, any peon r evew o te aahe decision us be led wt and eevedy the appropate ou o appeas tin days o e ae o he deso

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    MOSES BERNARA02-22A206-52-60FDC HONOUU5 EOT SREETHONOUU, H 969

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    U.S Departmnt of JusticeExecutive Oce r Imiaon Revew

    Decson of e Board of mgration Appeals

    Fals Churc, Vgna 53

    Fie: A206 352 760 - Honolulu, I Date: DEC - 9

    In re: BENARTITA MOSES ka Bemita Moses aka Bemta Mo Mose

    MOVAL PROCEEDNG

    PPEAL

    ON BEHALF OF RESPONDEN: Euel G Guerrero, Esqre

    ON BEHALF OF DHS: e KeshgeAssstt Cef Counsel

    The respondent, rough coune, e a tey appeal o n Igraton Juge's decsionnding her ubject to reova as chrged by e Depent of Hoe Secuty ("DS) orerng her reo o the Unted States.1 In esponse to the respondent appea, DHSurge the Bod to the grton Judge's decson The appea wl be sustained de recod wl e reed to e Iaion Juge r er proceedng

    On appe, te esponent ers tat se was dened a a eng suppor o erguent, e responent, essence, assers that te Iaton Judge ee b not atgher recenty rene atey a contnuce orer to y reew her case d repesent erere e co he esponent ao, in essence, assers that the Igraton Jdge led toly expain ho he reached e concson at e aegaton (eg, concton of e n thesecon degree) suppored he chge at se had een concted o a ce invoving ode

    We agree wh e respondent tat te gaton Juge erred n not contung proceengsto ow her aoey a engl opport to reiew and peent her ce bere te cohe record dcates at e responent, bere she obtned counse, experience cutiesdersdng he proceeings a we as e cour provided nterprete The aton Judge,in s decson, acknowedges that her coune was etaned at the ast nute Whe weappreciate Igation Judges esre to keep a detane docket ovng ecenty, t s asoesenta at Igration Juge be ind of a espondent's nvocaton o procera rightsd prvleges See Mate ofB, 25 I&N Dec 888 20 We a e esondeneened o e contne

    In addtion, we agree wt e respondent at te Iation Juge dd not enngyepn hs reasons r nding that the conction records subted y DHS suppored thecge o reovab J at 4; r at 3738) Since e Igration Juge did not ly expn

    1 e epondent' reques o wve te appeate ng e gted

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    why he convicin constud a crime of oral uitude, t responnt wa eprived oporty to contest suc deinaon on apal.

    Accrdingl, he respondnt's appea l be sustand d te record wl be reded r

    her poceding, d he en f a nw dcision

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    UNIE SAES DPARME OF JUSCEXECUIVE OFFCE FOR MMIGAIO REVW

    E SAS IIGRAON CORHOOLUU HAWAI

    Fe: A206352760 Seember 18, 204

    In he er of

    BERNARA MOSES)))

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    N EOVAL POCEEDIGS

    RSPONEN

    CHARGS

    APPLICATIONS

    Seco 237a)2)A)) of he mmgrao ad aonaly Ac ad237a)2)A)) of he mmgraon and Naonay Ac

    ON BHAF OF RESODEN: EMMANUEL GUERRERO squre

    ON BHALF OF HS: HIH KAESIG, sssan Che Cousel

    ORAL ECSON OF HE MMGRAIO JUDGE

    he esonde s a 59year-od femae who s a ave and czen o he

    ederaed Saes o Mconesa he Deaen o Homeand Secury naed

    removal proceedgs ursuan o her auoy uner he Immgraon and Naoaly

    Ac upon flg e Noce o pear wh e onou mgraon Cour Augus 26

    204 The Noce o Appear aeged a he espone s no a czen or aoal of

    he Ued Saes and ha he resonden s a nave of e Fedeaed Saes of

    Mcronesa and a cze of he Federaed Saes of Mcnesa e oce o Apear

    1

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    fuher aeged tha te respondet was aded to the Unted Sates a Guam o or

    aout ugus 3 200 as a onmmgrat uder the Copact o Free ssocatio wh

    the Federaed Saes o Mcronesa he Noce to ppear aso aeged ha he

    respode o Ar 8 2008 was covced he Sae of Hawa Crcu Cou o he

    Frs Circut a Hoou Hawa r the oense o he n the second degree cotted

    o or_ aou pr 1 2003, thugh Septeer 30 2004 voao of Section 708-8302

    and 708-83- o he Hawa Revsed Saues. he Noce to ppear uher aeged

    ha for tha oese a sentece o one year or oger may be imosed

    he resonden appeared nay at a Master Caendar hearg o Sepeber 2,

    204. The respondent ndcated hat she speas kese. The Cour utzed a rkese

    nterpreter he Cou was requested o aow the respodet a oppouty to have

    her ow erpreter nerpre for her so that she would understand he proceedgs. he

    respoe proceeded o ask sustatve questons hrough he erpreter ceed to

    ransate fro Engsh to rukese ad Truese to Engsh he Cou made a

    deenaon ha because o the substatve questons hat the respodet was asng

    hat pceeding wth the ceed nterpreter woud be approprae he respodents

    case. he respodent was advsed of her rghts n these proceedgs. The Cou

    advsed her of her righs over a perod of a haf an hour stoppng utple tmes to

    ensure ha the respodet uerstood wat was tang pace. he respondet was

    fred that her heang woud e reset to Sepemer 1 6, 204 at 8:30 a.m. and that

    the Cour woud per the dvdua a she defied as he terpreer tha she

    wshed o use to provde erpretao cjc w e cefe erpreer

    The respodet dd ot have the dvdua dente appear a her hearng o

    Septeer 1 , 204, at 8:30 am The respondet requese hat he Cou ca hs

    ndvdual he Co dd no aow fr a eephoc conneco wth ths iterpreer u

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    stead allowed the resondent addtoal te to have the vdual aear the

    Hoolulu Igrato Co he Cou ade a deternaton that t would e too

    colcated or unnecessaly colcated n order to coduct a hearg wth a

    ndvdual that the Cou has o nrato on relatg to ther qacatons to teret

    let alone telehonlly to nterret o the resondents ehal n conuncton wth the

    terreter that s ceed to translate ro Englsh to rukese a Trukese to Englsh.

    he resodent had ultle faly eers n Cou and the Cou was ve clear

    aout what would take lace n todays roceedngs. hat ths matter would roceed

    today ad that the Cou would gve the resondent an addtonal oouty to have

    her terreter reset ad also to have counsel reset

    In todays rceedngs Seteer 8 20 the resodet aea ad the

    resodent has cousel resent Consel or the resondent ormed the Cou that

    he had had an oorunty to eet wth hs cet or a very bre erod o te and had

    ot had the eet o a tereter durg the eetg or nteracto wth ths clent and

    aso that the resodent dd not g her docuets to the eetng area n whch the

    resodet was ertted to eet wth her atoey. he resondet's cosel

    nfored the Cou that he aga had lted ootes to coucate wth hs

    clet Resodet's counsel assues the case the ostre that t was n

    Resodents counsel dd ot revew the Cou's records here s o nrato n the

    Co's record reectg that the record was revewed y resodet's cosel ad

    resondents counsel has ot take eos to ursue under due dlgece a revew o

    the Record o Proceegs n ths atter.

    Resodents cosel essetaly was aculatng crcustances whch would

    rase ssues o a cotuance, whch a cotuace the resodet's couse was

    nfored o ot take lace today as the esodet had een sustaall me

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    a ese proceedings would take pace oay t s nnate tha responns

    counse di no eview e rcor t s ununae tha espondents counsel was

    etaied las minue t s unnae a reso d ot pursue more vgoosy

    the opponity o mmnicate wih counsel and to convey an pove e necessa

    ocments o espondes counsel. Howeve n evewng te case the Co as had

    te oppounty ove weeks o evew he documents at ave been submte as a

    matte o recod the Depament o Homeand Securys evdence avng een

    submed a e r astr Canda eang, o wc e resonden a an

    oppoy o ocae an atorney o o ave a terete apear, o wch the

    resodet d no poceed wt locang an atorney or avng he intepreer at se

    aculaed wou be ncessa order o assst her wt nerstanng these

    proceengs

    Te Cou at tis ime o toay's heang conucted subsana nquy of te

    responen to eteme wat ree om emova any he esondent woud be

    eigbe .

    he Co fond ta e Depamen o omelad Securty ha sbmed

    cnvcton ocuments to sppo te carge o emova uder Secon 237(a)(2)()() of

    te mmigraton an Naionaty ct and as sc sstane fca alegaion 4

    contaned n the Notce o ear an aso susaned th chage o emova unde

    Secon 237(a)2)()() of te mmgration an Naionaity ct.

    e Cou nqure o he responen weter o no s wou have any ea o

    etnng o her coun rmova ce cessa e rspone aiclae tat

    se has no amy emanng n te edeated Saes o Micrnesia and at she s

    takng cae o a disabe chd hat neds e cae an ta the espoden erse s l

    Te responent i no arcuae any ass wc wo supo bty o

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    cosieaion o asyl wihholing o emova o oecio e e Coveion

    agains Toe.

    The Co inqie of he esone o e maia sats The esponen is no

    mae o a nie Saes ciizen o egal peanen esie o he ne Saes. he

    esoes aens ae o e Saes ciizes o lega pemaen esiens o he

    nie Saes. The esonen as e chie ienife in he eco The

    esponen as a 1 7yeao chi who is a nie Saes ciizen The esones

    ohe chile ae no nite Saes ciizes a, eeoe ae abe o ile eiions

    on e espones bealf alowig he o emai he ie Saes. The

    espones yonges chi is o of e age o ie a peiion alowig fo he

    espoent to emai in he nie Saes.

    he Co evalae e esponens case, inqie o espones cose

    wehe o no e was abe o ieify ay ee om emova a he espoen wol

    be eligibe Resones cosel was able o aicae any ee fom eova

    a he esponen wo be eigibe . Te Co acoweges ha esoes

    cose i o ave sbsaial me o eview he case o mae a ime ecision

    base pon eseach Te Depamen of omean Secy was iqie wehe o

    o e Depaen o Homean Seciy was awae o any eie om emova a e

    espone wol be eigible o Te Depame o oelan Seciy was nable o

    ieify any elie fom eova a he espoe wol be eligible o. The Co,

    pon maig an iepenen a sepaae evaaion s a he espoe wo

    o be eigibe ay eie om emoval a is ime.

    Te Co in evaang e seco chage o emova in he esones case

    ne Secio 237(a(2((iii of he mmigaon a Naionaity c, he Co i o

    ake a ning as i eaes o he aggavae eoy oense. The Co in evalaing

    A206-352705 Sepebe 1 8 201 4

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    e esponen's elglty vounay epaure woul a e esponen woul

    e elge or vounta epaue as e Co as no ae a inng o e

    ggavae elony oense Howeve e Cou, n conseing volunry ee o

    e responent wou ny he espoens eques o volnary eaue as a ae

    o sceon ase upon te seosness o e oense n wich he esponen has

    een convce

    Te Cou at s e wou sse e llowng oe

    OERS

    T S OREE ta he esponents eqes o volnay epaue e ened

    T S ODEED a he espone e oee eove o the nie

    Saes.

    Te esponen as ndicae he ese o appeal he Cous ecson Te

    Depaent o Hoeland Secuy as ncae he ese to wave appea ts

    ae

    20-3270

    CAENCE WAGE, Jigao Juge

    Septee 1 2014

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    CERTFCTE GE

    heey ce that the attached proceedg eoe JDGE CRECE

    WGNER n the matte o

    BERRT OSES

    2632-760

    HONO HW

    was held as heen ae and that ths s the orginal tanscrit theeo or the ile o

    the Executve Oce o mmgation Review.

    OR GOC HN O R (Tanscrer)

    REE STE REORTG nc2

    OCTOBER 24 204

    (Cometon Date)