Legal Opinion
ARTHUR
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2002No. ID 3173PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #3173 MATTER OF ARTHUR In Deportation Proceedings A-29575767 Decided by Board May 5, 1992 (1) Under the rule of Matter of Garcia,
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(BIA 1978), a motion to reopen should generally be granted in cases involving an application for adjustment of status filed simultaneously with a visa petition, notwithstanding the fact that the visa petition has not yet been adjudicated, unless the applicant for adjustment appears clearly ineligible for the preference, classification claimed in the underlying petition. (2) Subsequent to our decision in Matter of Garcia, .supra,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. AbuduSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- GARCIABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1978
- SIPUSBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1972
- PATELBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Conteh v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
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