Legal Opinion
CHAVEZ
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 2007No. ID 3578PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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24 I&N Dec. 272
(BIA 2007) Interim Decision #3578 In re Gildardo CHAVEZ-Martinez, Respondent File A37 731 348 - Chicago Decided August 31, 2007 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) An alien seeking to reopen proceedings to establish that a conviction has been vacated bears the burden of proving that the conviction was not vacated solely for immigration purposes. (2) Where the respondent presented no evidence to prove that his conviction was not vacated solely for immigration purposes, he failed to meet his burden of showing…
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