Ubaid Usmani v. U.S. Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
The issue presented is one of first impression in this circuit: whether, in immi gration proceedings, the Attorney General has discretion to deny a petition for adjustment of status under INA § 245(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1255(i), once the petitioner is statutorily eligible for adjustment. After a thorough review, we conclude that the Attorney General has the discretion to deny the adjustment of status.
I. Background
Ubaid Usmani, a native and citizen of Pakistan, entered the United States in 1995 as a non-immigrant visitor authorized to remain for a temporary period not to exceed six months. When he…
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