Legal Opinion
Vidinski v. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 2016No. Nos. 13-2478 & 13-3263PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Kiril Vidinski is a native of Bulgaria. He entered the United States as a visitor in 1998 but overstayed his visa. He married a United States citizen, Constance Literski, in 2002, and in 2005 he and Ms. Literski filed petitions seeking legal permanent resident status for him. Before those petitions were resolved, Ms. Literski told an investigator for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the marriage had been a sham to obtain immigration benefits for Vidinski (and money for her). Removal proceedings resulted in a final order to remove Vidinski, and…
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