Ali Zain Ahmed v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States

Petitioner Ali Zain Ahmed appeals a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA ordered his removal on the grounds that Ahmed had abandoned his lawful permanent resident status during a nine-year absence from the United States. As a result of the abandonment, the BIA found, pursuant to Section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I), that petitioner was excludable from the United States as an immigrant who did not possess a valid entry document. 1 Ahmed argues on appeal (1) that the BIA erred in finding that he had…