Legal Opinion
White v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 3, 1994No. 93-1043, 93-1348PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAULIFFE, District Judge.
The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) ordered Beatrice White deported and denied her application for discretionary relief from deportation. White concedes the deportation order’s validity, but petitions this court to set aside the BIA’s denial of discretionary relief. 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a). See Foti v. INS, 375 U.S. 217, 84 S.Ct. 306, 11 L.Ed.2d 281 (1963); Joseph v. INS, 909 F.2d 605, 606 (1st Cir.1990). Although we find that the BIA erred, we conclude that the error was harmless and affirm.
I. Background
White, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, has lived as a…
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