Legal Opinion
HASHMI
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2009No. ID 3640PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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24 I&N Dec. 785
(BIA 2009) Interim Decision #3640 Matter of Ajmal Hussain Shah HASHMI, Respondent File A095 827 197 - Newark, New Jersey Decided April 22, 2009 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) An alien’s unopposed motion to continue ongoing removal proceedings to await the adjudication of a pending family-based visa petition should generally be granted if approval of the visa petition would render him prima facie eligible for adjustment of status. Matter of Garcia,
16 I&N Dec. 653
(BIA 1978), followed. (2) In determining…
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