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U.S.
epartment
of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Decision of the Board
of
Immigration Appeals
Falls Church, Virginia 20530
File: A097 680 747 - Dallas, TX
Date:
In
re:
ANDRE LUCKMAN IBRAHIM
IN
REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
APPEAL AND MOTION
ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT: Irene G Mugambi, Esquire
CHARGE:
Notice: Sec. 237(a)( I )(C)(i), I N
Act
[8 U.S.C. l 227(a)( I )(C)(i)] -
Nonimmigrant - violated conditions of status (found)
Lodged: Sec. 237(a)(2)(A)(i), l N Act [8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)(i)] -
Convicted of crime involving moral turpitude (found)
Sec. 237(a)(l )(B), I N Act [8 U.S.C. 1227(a)( 1 (B)] -
In
the United States in violation of law (found)
JAN 2 82015
APPLICATION: Continuance; adjustment of status; waiver of inadmissibility; remand
The respondent, a native and citizen
of
Gabon, appeals from the Immigration Judge's
June 11, 2013, decision pretermitting his application for adjustment of status under section
245(a)
of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act), 8 U.S.C. 1255(a), based on an approved
Alien Relative Petition (Form I-130) filed on his behalf by his United States citizen wife and
filed in conjunction with a waiver of inadmissibility under section 2 l 2(h)
of
the Act, 8 U S.C.
1182(h). He also maintains that the Immigration Judge erred in denying his request for
a continuance made at his final hearing. His appeal will be sustained and the record will be
remanded for further proceedings consistent with this decision.
We review findings of fact, including credibility findings, for clear error.
See
8 C.F.R.
1003.l(d)(3)(i); see also Matter
o
J-Y-C- 24 I N Dec. 260 (BIA 2007); Matter
o
S-H-
23
l N Dec. 462 (BIA 2002). We review questions of law, discretion, or judgment, and all
other issues de novo. See
8 C.F .R. 1003
1
( d)(3 )(ii).
The Immigration Judge pretermitted the respondent's application for adjustment of status
because he concluded that the respondent did not carry his burden of proof
in
establishing that
the medical and public charge grounds
of
inadmissibility have been overcome in this case
(l.J. at 5-6, 8-9).
See
section 212(a)(l)
of
the Act (outlining the health-related grounds
of
inadmissibility); section 212(a)(4)
of
the Act (explaining when the public charge ground
of
inadmissibility
is
triggered). Specifically, the Immigration Judge concluded that the respondent
did not submit a complete Affidavit of Support from his sponsor and joint sponsor, as these
forms were not supported by the sponsor's and joint-sponsor's federal tax returns from the three
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licy
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min
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(May 30, 2014) (ex plainin gth at as
o
June
1
2014, a new medical
exa
m in
atio
n w
il l
be r
equ
ired
i
t
hea
pp l
icat
io n
for
adj
ustm
en
t
o
st a
tu s
is n
ot a
dju d
ica
te d
with
in
a
yea
r
o th e
med
ica
l ex
am
's co
m p
le ti
on).
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eca
use
we
co
nclu
de
th a
t th
e r
espo
nde
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co
ntin
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eed
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t re
ach
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ts
o
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oti
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n to
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te
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ddi
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ecau
se
th e
re
spo
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applications fo rrelie fare continuin g ones , upon
rem
and
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rt ie
s ar
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vit
ed t
o p
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nt a
ny
add
itio
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te st
im o
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d do
cum
en
ta ry
ev
id en
ce
per
tine
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o th
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spo
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app
lica
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ns i
n as
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ng
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dg
e wi
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dju
dic a
tion
o
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m e
, in
clu d
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ate
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ew
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ial r
ec o
rd s
re le
van
t
to
the
af
fida
vit
o
s
upp
ort
, an
d ev
id e
nce
rel
ated
to
th e
har
dsh
ip t
hat
the
res
pon
den
t' s
wife
an
d
chi
ld m
ay
exp
eri
enc
e sh
oul
d h
e be
re
m ov
ed
from
th
e U
nit
ed
Stat
es .
S
ee M
at
ter
ofA
la r
co n
,
2
0 I
N
Dec
. 55
7,
56 2
(B
IA
19 9
2).
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th
e e
xte n
t th
at a
ny
doc
um
enta
ry
evid
enc
e i
s so
ugh
t
bu
t c a
nno
t b
e o
bta i
ne d
, th
e p
art i
es m
ay
fu
rthe
r as
si st
th
e Im
m
ig ra
tion
Ju
dg e
by
ex
pla i
nin
g
w ha
t e f
fo rt
s w
ere
un
dert
ake
n a
nd
why
an
y s
uc h
ef
fo rt
s w
er e
un
su cc
ess
fu l.
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Ma
tter
of
In
teria
no
-Ros
a, 2
5 I
N
Dec
. 2
64
(B IA
2
01 0
) (f
in di
ng t
ha t
alt
hou
gh
a fa
ilur
e to
tim
ely
fil
e a
do
cum
ent
ma
y re
su l
t in
wa
iv er
o th e
opp
ort
un it
y to
pr
ovid
e t
he s
am
e, it
do
es n
ot
pre v
ent
the
re s
pon
den
t f
rom
ot
her
wis
e a
ttem
pti
ng
to
ca rr
y h
is
bur
den
o
p r
oo f
wi
th
re sp
ect
to
th e
in form ationpurp ortedly conta
in e
d in
the
d o
cum
ent
inq
ues
tion
).
Acc
or di
ngl
y, th
e fo
llo
win
g or
der
s wi
ll b
e en
tere
d.
O
RD
ER
: Th
e re
spo
nde
nt's
app
ea l
iss
us ta
ine
d.
FUR
TH
ER
O
RD
ER:
T
he
rec
ord
is
re
man
de d
to
th
e I
m m
ig ra
tion
Ju
dg
e fo
r f
ur th
er
pro
cee d
in g
s co
nsi
st en
t w
it ht
his
ord
er a
nd f
or t
he e
ntry
o
a n
ew d
eci
sion
.
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ill
4
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Secti
on 2
37 a)
1) C
) i) o
f th e
Im m
igra
ti on
and
Natio
nalit
y
ct IN A
).
as
am en
ded
-- in
that
after
a dm
is sio
nas
ano
n-im
m ig r
a n t u
n der
Sec
tion
101
a) 15
)of
th e
ct yo
ufa i
le d
tom a
in tain
o
r
c
om p
ly w i
th
t
he co
ndit
io ns o
f th e
non
-im m
igra
n t sta
tus u
nder
wh
ic h y
ou w
ere
adm
it ted.
Se
ction
237
a){1
) B ) o
fth e
Im m
igra
ti on a
nd N
atio
nali ty
ct IN A
),
as
am e
nde
d-- n
tha
t afte
radm
issi
on a
sa n
on-im
m ig
rant
unde
r
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ti on
101
a) 15
)o
f
t
he
ct yo
uha
ve re
m a in
ed in
th e
Unit
ed
S ta te s
for
a longertimethan perm it ted
n
viola tion
of
th is c
to r a
ny
o th
er law
of
the U
nite
dSta
tes.
Se
ction
2 37
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i) of t
he Im
m ig
rati o
nand
Na
ti ona
li ty
ct IN
A},
as am
end
ed -
- n th
a t yo
uha
ve b
een
conv
ic te d
of a
crim
ein v
olvin
g
m o
ra l tu
rpitu
de co
m m
it ted
withi
n five
yea
rs a f
te r a
dm is
sio n
for
wh
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lo n
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ma
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and
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io nal
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sam
end
ed.
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r w a i
ver o
fin a
dm is
sibilit
ypu
rsuan
t to
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f
t
he Im
m ig
rat ion
and
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io nal
it y
ct IN
A), a
sam
end
ed.
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N JUDGE
The res
pondent is a n
ative and citize
n o f Gabon.
He was admitt
ed to the
United States
at New Yo rk,
New York
on
o
r about Dece
mber 9 2004
as
an F-1 non
immigra n
t studen t toatt
end ELS Lang
uage Centers
in Louisville , K
entucky. He
transferred t
o Grayson Co
unty College
in Sherman, Te
xas
on
Janua
ry 14, 2005.
He
did
no
t attend G rays
on County Col
lege from Aug
ust
20
2005 t
o November 1
9, 2005. His
sta
tus was term i
nated
in
SEVI
S by Grayson
County Colleg
e for failure to
enroll on
November
19
2005. He was em ployed for wages or other compensation
on
June
20
2006 at S
nellings Perso
nnel Service
without author
ization o f Imm
igration
and
C
ustoms
Enforcement.
Consequently
, the Departm
ent o Homela
nd Security ( th
e Governmen
t)
ch
arged the resp
ondent with r
emoval pursua
nt to Section 2
37(a)(1 )(C)(i)
o f the Act, as
am ende
d,
in
that after
adm ission as
a non-imm igra
nt under Sect
ion 1
01
(a)(15)
o the
Act
he failed to m
aintain or com
ply with condit
ions o the non
-immigrant s ta
tus under
which
he was ad mi
tted; Section 2
37(a)(1 )( 8) o f
the Act, as am
ended,
in
tha
t after
admis
sion as a non-
immigrant und
er Section 101
(a)(15) of the
Act, he re ma
ined in
the
United
States for a lo
nger time than
permitted
in violation o
th i
s Act or any o
ther law o
the
United States
; and
Section
237(a)(2)(A )( i
) o the Act, as
amended,
in that he has
bee
n convicted o f
a crime involv
ing moral turp
itude com mitte
d within five y
ears after
admissio
n for whicha
sentence
o
on
e year or long
er may be im p
osed.
The
Governme nt h
as the burden
to establis h th
e respondent
s removal by
clear and conv
incing eviden
ce.
T
o establish the
responden t s
removal, th e G
overnmen t s
ubmitted
documen
ts as p art of G
overnments e
videntiary sub
mission, Exhib
it 5. Specifica
lly, the
Govern m
ent submitted
a docume nt d
ated Decemb
er
3
2008 indic
ating that the
responde
nt, Andre Ibra
him, worked fo
r Weaver Airc
rafts starting A
ugust 4 2008
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e curre
ntly ea
rned $1
0.25
an hour.
The G
overnm
ent al
so subm
itted a
c
opy o
f the em
ployme
nt verif
ication
form, F
orm
1-9 signe
d by th
e respo
ndent,
relating
to em
ployme
nt in
th
e Unite
d State
s. Exh
ibit
5. The G o
vernm
ent also
subm
itted ac
opy
o
f
the
respond
ent's c
onvictio
n reco
rds tha
t consis
t of ac
onvicti
on date
d Dece
mber
15
2008
for for
gery fin
ancial
instrum
ent, as
tate jai
l felony
. The
offense
was co
mmitte
d o
n
Sept
ember
4 2007
under
Texas
Penal
Code S
ection
32.21(
b)
of
th
e Texa
s Pena
l
Code
.
He
w
as give
n a se
ntence
of 180
days st
ate jail
senten
ced by
court,
four yea
rs
deferr
ed adju
dication
. Res
titution
to be d
esignat
ed. Th
e resp
ondent
also ha
s a
co
nvictio
n alsod
ated D
ecem b
er
15 2008 fo
r forger
y
of
af
inancia
l instru
ment w
ith the
offe
nse occ
urring
on Sep
tember
4 200
7 unde
r Sectio
n 32.21
(d) o f
the Tex
as Pen
al
Code
, alsoa
state
jail felo
ny. Se
e Exhib
it
5.
The r
espond
ent ad
mitted
that he
is not a
citizen
r nat
ional o
f the Un
ited
S
tates.
That he
is a n
ative an
d citize
n o f G
abon.
That he
was a
dmitted
to the
United
States
at New
York,
New Y
ork on
or abou
t Dece
mber 9
2004
as an
F-1 non
-immig
rant
studentto attend ESLLanguage Centers
in
Louisville, Kentucky. That he transferredto
Gra
yson C
ounty C
ollege
in She
rman, T
exas
on Janu
ary 14,
2005.
That h
e did n
ot
attend
Grayso
n Coun
ty Colle
ge from
Augu
st
20
2
005 to
Novem
ber 19
, 2005.
Thath
is
stu
dent sta
tus wa
s termi
nated
in SEVIS
by Gr
ayson
County
Colleg
e for fa
ilure to
enroll
o
n
No
vembe
r 19, 2
005. H
owever
, respo
ndentd
enied
that he
was em
ploye
d for wa
ges
o
r other
compe
nsation
on Ju
ne 20,
2006 at
Snellin
g Pers
onnel S
ervice
s.
Th
e Cour
t also r
eceived
a com
puter p
rintout
from th
e SEV
IS Eligi
bility
Cent
er indic
ating th
at the
respond
ent's
F-1 stat
us was
termin
ated. S
ee Ex
hibit 3.
Based
upon th
e evide
nce
in this ca
se, the
Courtf
inds th
at the c
harges
of
remov
al conta
ined u
pon the
Notice
to App
ear un
der Se
ction 23
7(a)(1
)(C)(i) o
f the A
ct
hav
e been
establ
ished
by
clear
and co
nvincin
g evide
nce
in that the
respo
ndent v
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his stude
nt status byw
orking at Sne
lling Personne
l Service. Se
e Exhibit 5. T
he Court
al
so finds that th
e correspond
ing allegation
num ber 7 ha
s also beene
stablished by
clear
and convincin
g evidenceba
sed upon the
evidence s ub
mitted by the
Governme nt
at Group
Exhibit
5.
T
he Court f inds
that the G ov
ernment has
me t his burde
n in establishi
ng
the two
charges o rem
oval containe
d upon the
1-261
n
thatthe
responde nt
has
remaine
d
n
the Unite
d S tates for a
long er tim e t
han permitte d
n
violationo
f this Act o r
any
other law o f th
e United Sta t
es when hiss
tudent status
was terminate
d for failing to
attend G
rayson Coun
ty College as
required by la
w. See Exhib
its 3 and 5.
The Court
also finds t
hat the respon
dent s convic
tions for forge
ry o financia
l instruments
pursuant
to
Section 32.21
(d) of the T ex
as Penal Cod
e relates to a
crime involvin
g moral
t
urpitude. The
y relate to fra
ud. And there
fore, the Cou
rt finds thati t
does relate to
a
crime involvin
g moral turp i
tude. The nex
t issue that th
e C ourt is go
ing to resolve
is
whe
ther or notth
e crimes invo
lving moral tu r
pitude w erec
ommitted with
in five years
after the respondent was admitted. And th e C ourt finds the Gover nm ent has me t its
burden in th
is regard in th
at the respon
dent was adm
itted to the U
nited States o
n
Decem be
r
9
2004. Th
e offenses fo r
forgery o f fina
ncial instrum
ents were com
mitted on
Sep
tember 4 200
7, within the f
ive year perio
d. See Group
Exhibit 5. Th
e next issue
th
e C ourt is goi
ng to resolve is
whetheror
not the res po
ndent s sente
nce of one ye
ar or
moreco
uld be impose
d. In this reg
ard, the Court
refers to S ec
tion 12.35 o t
he Texas
Penal Cod
e, a state ja il f
elony. An ind
ividual adjudg
ed gu ilty o a
state jail fe lon
y shall
be punish
ed by confine
ment
n
a sta
te jail for any
term o notm
ore than two y
ears or
less th
an 18 0 days.
Therefore a s
entence o on
e year o r long
er may have
been
imposed
upon the resp
ondent pursua
nt to Section
12.35 related
to his conv ic t
ion for
forg
ery o a finan
cial instrumen
t under Sect i
on 32.21 (d) o
the Texas Pe
nal Code.
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... ...
Ther
efo re t
he cha
rgeo
f
r
emova
l purs u
antto S
ection
23 7(a
)(2)(A )
(i) of
th
e Act h
as bee
n
establis
hed by
cle ar
and co
nvincin
g evide
nce fo
r the re
asons
sta te d
abo ve
.
I
n
cas
e remo
val be
comes
necess
ary , th
e Cour
t desig
nates G
ab on .
the
c
ountry
w h ich
the re s
ponden
t isa c
itizen
of
The
re s pon
dent s
eeks re
lief fro
m rem o
val in
the for
m of
an
ap plic
ation fo
r
adju
stm ent
of stat
us. Th
e evide
ncein
thisca
se indi
cates t
hatres
ponden
t isma
rried to
a
U nite
d State
s ci tize
n, Kim
berly Ib
rahim ,
an d th
at the m
arriag
e took
pla ce
in 200 8
.
Kimbe
rlyfile
d an 1
-130pet
ition on
be ha
lf ofthe
res pon
dent,
which w
asap
pro ved
on o r
about
J u ne 1
2009
. Purs
uant to
th a t approval no tice, th e re spondent submitte d
an
applic
ation fo
r adjus
tm ent
of statu
s, Form
1-48
5. Beca
use th
e re sp
ondent
has be
en
co
nvicte
d o f two
cr im e
s invol
vingm
oral tu r
pitude
th at m a
ke h im
in adm
issible
un der
S
ection
21 2(a)
(2 1), r
espond
entn e
eded a
wa iver
un der
Se ctio
n 212(
h)
of
th
e Act a
nd he
has t
o show
ex trem
e hard
ship fo
r a qua
lifying
relative
.
A
t today
s h ear
ing. th
e Cour
t found
def icie
ncies i
n th e re
spond
ents
application fo r adju stm ent
of
status. Tho
se defi
ciencie
s inclu
dedth e
a f fida
vit
of
s
upport
fro
m the
sponso
r and c
o-spon
sor. S
pecific
ally, th
e affida
vit o
f
s
upport
from K
im berly
.
Ki
mberly
has su
bmitted
th re e
aff idav
its o
f
s
upp ort,
alo ng
with ta
x re tu r
ns for 2
008 an
d
2
007. T
he Cou
rt finds
th at p
urs uan
t to the
re gula
tions,
respon
dent is
req uire
d to su
bm it
thes p
onsor s
mo st r
ecent t
ax retu
rns. T
hatwo
uld be,
at a m
inimum
, fo r th
e years
20 12
o
r 2011 .
Re sp
ondent
failed t
o do so
. The
C o urt
would
alsono
te that
it h as
concer
ns
abo
ut the t
ax retu
rn subm
itted
by Kim
berly in
20 08.
The ta
x retur
n subm
itted t
o the
Co
urt in
2008 o
n Kim b
erlys b
ehalf d
oesno
t list th
e re spo
ndent
as a sp
ouse,
butm o
re
im p
ortantl
y, Kim b
erly cl
aim ed
th at sh
e is he
ad o
f
h
ouseho
ld eve
n th oug
h Kim
berly w
as
m
ar ried
to the
respon
dent in
200 8.
Notwit
hstand
ingth e
re s pon
dent s
be ing
in the
detent
ionfac
ility loc
ated in
Hask e
ll. Tex
as for a
pproxi
mately
two m
onths,
the Co
urt find
s
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that the respondent and Kimberly would be considered living together as husband and
wife and therefore Kimberly s tax return for 2008 does not reflect her true filing status.
But nevertheless, the major concern that the Court has is that it does not have the
properly completed affidavit o support with the most recent tax returns.
Additionally, the co-sponsor s tax returns, because
o
Kimberly s low
income and to overcome the poverty guidelines, have also not been properly submitted
n that the co-sponsor. Lakeisha, has submitted tax returns for 2007 and 2009. The
Court does not have the proper affidavit o support completed for Lakeisha, but more
importantly, the most recent tax returns for Lakeisha as a co-sponsor for either 2012 or
2011. And therefore, the Court finds that respondent has failed to meet his burden o
proof that he is not inadmissible under the poverty guidelines as a public charge.
The Court also finds that pursuant to an application for adjustment
o
status under Section 245 o the Act. respondent
s
required to submit to a medical
examination, a physical examination. The Court finds that he does have a medical
examination in the file, but that medical examination is outdated. The date on the
medical examination s dated sometime
n
January 2010. The Court finds that pursuant
to the regulations the medical examination
s
only valid for one year. And therefore, the
medical examination submitted to the Court that has the date o January 2010 is
outdated. Therefore, the respondent has failed to meet his burden o proof that he
s
not inadmissible on medical grounds.
To address these deficiencies, the respondent has requested a
continuance
n
this case. The Government opposes the respondent s request for a
continuance, arguing that the respondent has not demonstrated good cause
n
that the
respondent has had several years to prepare his case.
After reviewing the evidence in this case, the Court finds that the
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respon
denth
as faile
d to est
ablish
good ca
use fo
r a fu rt h
er con
t inuanc
e in thi
s matte
r.
Asp
revious
ly men
tioned,
the res
ponden
t hasb
een in
remova
l proce
edings
sinc e
approx
imatel
y Nove
mber20
09. O
n
or
ab
out Feb
ruary 5
2009,
the re
sponde
nt was
gra
nted a
cont in
uance i
n this c
ase to
allow h
is wife
to file a
n 1-130
petit io
n.
O
n June
1
200
9, the C
ourtw
as info
rmed th
at the
1-130p
etitionh
ad bee
n
filed
. The r
espond
ent req
uested
a fur th
er cont
inuanc
e to a ll
ow h is
probatio
n of fic
er to
te
stify. T
he m at
ter was
cont in
ued un
til July 6
2009
.
On Ju ly
6 200
9, ther
e wasn
o evide
nce fr o
m th e
probati
on offic
er, eith
er
throug
h testim
ony or
docu m
enta ry
evide n
ce. No
nethele
ss, the
C ou rt
cont i nu
ed the
cas
e until
Octobe
r 26, 20
09 to a
l low th
e respo
ndent
to subm
it th e
1-485a
pplicati
on and
a
fee rec
eipt and
the 1-
601 wa
iver.
On
Octobe
r 26, 20
09, the
resp o
ndentd
id no t h
ave th
e fee re
ceipt f
or the 1-
48
5. A t t
he resp
onden
t s requ
est, the
case w
as con
tinued
until Ja
nuary
25, 201
O to
subm
it thea
ppropri
ate doc
ument
s.
On January 25, 2010, the m atter was onceagai n contin ued for the m erits
h
earing
o Aug
ust 11, 201 O
fo
r the r e
spond
ent s ap
plicatio
n for a
djustm
ent o s
tatus.
The r
espond
ent on
Januar
y 25, 20
1 wa
s given
the 1
-601 app
lication
.
Th
e case
did n o
t
go
for
ward o
n Augu
st
1
1, 2
010. T
he m a
tter was
conti
nueds
evera l t
imes b
y the C
ourt be
cause
o
expe
dited c
ases.
It was c
ontinue
d
fro
m thed
ate o A
ugust
11, 201 O
to N
ovem be
r 12, 2
010. It
was co
ntinue
d from
Novem
ber 12,
2010to
M ar ch
17, 20
11. It
was co
ntinued
from M
arch 1
7, 2011
to
J
anuary
8 20 1
2. The
n it w as
c on tin
ued fro
m th at
date un
til ep
tembe
r 16, 20
12. An
d
th e
n from
that da
te, it w a
s conti
nued to
J un e
11, 201
3.
T
he Co
urt reco
gnizes
that th
e respo
ndent
is pro se
and h
as take
n that
into
consid
eration o
whet
her or
not a co
ntinua
nce sho
uld be
gran te
d in th i
s matte
r. And
the
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Co
urt
find
s th
at t
he r
esp
ond
ent
ha
s no
t de
mo
nst
rate
d th
at
bein
g r
epre
sen
ted
p
rose
warrantsa fu
rth
er c
ont
inua
nce
ofthis
ca
se.
As
pre
viou
sly
me
ntio
ned
, th
e re
sp
on d
ent
h
as
had
app
rox
im a
tely
tw
o ye
ars
to
gat
her
all t
he
doc
ume
nta
tion
n e
ces
sar
y to
pro
cee
d
wi
th h
is a
ppli
cati
on
for a
dju
stm
ent
o f
stat
us.
In f
act.
in
201
1, t
he r
esp
ond
en
t file
d a
re
qu
est
with
the
C o
urt
req
ues
ting
an
exp
ed
ited
he a
rin
g. T
ha
t re
que
st w
as
den
ied
by
the
Co
urt
bec
aus
e o
f the
C
ourt
's d
ock
et.
The
C o
urt
find
s, a
ga
in t
he
resp
ond
en
t ha
s
bee
n g
iven
su
ffici
ent
eno
ugh
tim
e,
app
rox
im a
tely
two
ye
ars
, to
pre
par
e hi
s ca
se
to
s
ubm
it t
he p
rop
er d
oc
ume
nts
to
the
Cou
rt t
o m
eet
h is
bur
den
o
fpro
of.
Add
itio
nall
y, t
he
Cou
rt f
inds
re
spo
nde
nt h
as
bee
n g
iven
su
ffici
ent
eno
ugh
tim
e t
o fin
d a
n a
ttorn
ey
o r
so
me
one
e ls
e to
rep
res
ent
h im
wh
o is
qu
alifi
ed
purs
ua
nt to
t he
Bo
ard
's r
egu
latio
ns .
bu
t
has
no
t. B
ase
d u
pon
th
e fa
cts
and
ev
iden
ce
in
t
his
cas
e, th
e C
ou
rt fin
ds
re s
pon
den
t
has
fa i
led
to e
sta
blis
h go
od
ca u
se
war
ran
ting
a f
urth
er c
ont
inua
nc
e in
this
ca
se.
Th
e
Co
urt a
lso
tak
es
into
con
sid
era t
ion
tha
t if
it co
ntin
ued
th
e ca
se ,
th e
ne
xt a
vail
able
da
te
wou
ld
b
e
2
015
. T
hat
w o
uld
me
an
mor
e th
an
app
rox
im a
tely
five
ye
ars
wo
uld
ha v
e
pas sed since respondent sh ould have been ready to go fo rw ard
on
this case. Forthe
a
bov
e st
ate
d re
aso
ns ,
the
Co
urt
find
s th
at a
co
ntin
uan
ce
is n
ot w
arr
ante
d a
nd
res
pon
den
t h
as f
aile
d to
est
abl
ish
go o
d ca
use
. T
he
refo
re,
his
re q
ues
t fo
r a c
ont
inu
anc
e
i
s de
nie
d
as
a
m at
ter
o f d
iscr
etio
n.
Th
e n
ext
issu
e is
wh
eth
er o
r no
t th
e re
sp
ond
ent'
s ap
plic
atio
n f
or
ad
just
men
t o
f sta
tus
sh o
uld
be
gra
nte
d.
Th
e C
ou
rt pr
evi
ous
ly m
ent
ione
d t
hat
the
res
pon
den
t's
app
lica
tion
fo r
ad
just
me
nt o
f s ta
tus
ha
s no
t b
een
com
ple
ted
pr
ope
rly i
n th
at t
he
Cou
rt d
oes
no
t ha
ve
the
af
fida
vit
of su
ppo
rt p
rop
erly
co
mpl
ete
d w
ith t
he m
os
t re
cen
t ta
x re
turn
s fo
r th
e
s
pon
sor
and
co
-sp
ons
or.
And
th
ere f
ore
the
res
pon
de
nt h
as
faile
d to
m
eet
his
bu r
den
o f
pr
oof
to s
how
th
at h
e is
no
t ina
dm
issi
ble
a
s
a
pu
blic
ch
arge
. T
he
Co
urt
also
fin
ds
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resp
on
den
t ha
s fa
iled
to
m e
et h
is b
urd
en o
f p
ro of
tha
t he
is
not
in a
dm i
ssib
le
on
th
e
me
dic
al g
rou
nds
be c
au
se t
he m
ed
ica
l ex
ami
nati
on
that
he
sub
mit
ted
is o
ver
tw o
ye
ars
o
ld a
nd i
t is
only
va
lid f
or a
ppr
oxim
at
ely
on e
ye
ar p
urs
uan
t t o
r eg
ula
tion
s at
24 5
o f
the
Ac
t.
T
he
refo
re,
the
Co
urt f
inds
th
e re
spo
nde
nt s
ap
plic
atio
n fo
r a
djus
tm e
nt
of
s
tatu
s sh
oul
d b
e pr
ete
rm it
ted
and
de
nie
d.
Th
e n
ext
is s
ue t
he
Cou
rt lo
oks
at
is w
he
ther
o r
not
th e
re s
pon
den
t w
ill
q
uali
fy fo
r vo
lun
tary
de
par
ture
. T
he
Cou
rt fi
nds
the
re s
po
nde
nt w
oul
d n
ot q
ual
ify f
or
vo
lun
tary
de
part
ure
be c
aus
e t
he C
ou
rt is
co
nsid
erin
g th
e r
esp
ond
ent
s r
equ
est
d
epa
rtur
e a
t the
co
ncl
usio
n
of
pr
oce
edin
gs.
T h
ere
fo re
th
e re
spo
nde
nt
has
to e
sta
blis
h
th
at h
e h
as
bee
n a
p er
so n
o f
goo
d m
ora
l ch
ara
cte r
du
ring
the
re
quir
ed
peri
od
o
f
ti
me.
In
this
ca s
e,
the
res
pon
den
t ha
s tw
o c
onv
icti
ons
fo r
for g
ery
o f
a fi
nan
cial
ins
trum
en
t
on
D
ece
mb
er
1
5
2
008
, w
hich
th
e C
our
t ha
s pr
evio
usl
y fo
und
re
late
s to
cri
m es
inv
olv
ing
m
or
al tu
rp i
tude
an
d th
e C
our
t wi
ll fin
d t
hat
the
re s
pon
den
t ca
nno
t e
stab
lish
du
ring
the
required five year pe riodo f tim eth at he has beena person o f goodm ora lch ara c
te r
for
fiv
e y
ea rs
. A
nd
the
refo
re t
he
Cou
rt w
oul
d p
rete
rm it
a n
y ap
plic
atio
n f
or v
olun
ta r
y
de
par
ture
. A
ddit
iona
lly,
the
Co
urt
w o
uld
also
no
te t
hat
the
m a
xim
um
pe r
iod
of t
im e
tha
t
the
Cou
rt m
ay
gra
nt a
pe
rso
n fo
r v o
lun
tary
de
part
ure
a t t
he
con
clus
ion
of
rem
ova
l
pro
cee
din
gs i
s 60
da
ys .
Re
spo
nd
ent
indi
cate
d t
o th
e C
our
t t ha
t h
e co
uld
no
t d e
par
t the
Un
ited
Sta
tes
wit h
in
that
60
day
p e
riod
of
time
. T
her
efo
re t
he C
ou
rt a
lso
find
s
r
esp
ond
ent
has
fa i
led
to e
sta
blis
h th
at h
e w
oul
d ob
ey
an
ord
er g
ran
ting
him
vo
lun
tary
d
epa
rtur
e w
ithin
th e
re
quir
ed
per
iod
o f ti
me.
So
an
y a
ppli
cati
on
for
volu
nta
ry d
epa
rtur
e
w
oul
d h
ave
be e
n d
eni
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