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Lopez-Davila

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided July 16, 2026No. ID 4219Published

1Opinion of the Court

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29 I&N Dec. 763

(BIA 2026) Interim Decision #4219 Matter of Jeobany Alexander LOPEZ-DAVILA, Respondent Decided July 16, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) The decision of a parent to leave his or her United States citizen child in the United States without parental care does not, on its own, create exceptional and extremely unusual hardship as required for cancellation of removal under section 240A(b)(1)(D) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1229b(b)(1)(D). Matter of Ige,

20 I&N Dec. 880

(BIA 1994), followed. (2) Parental care is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. MONREALBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2001
  2. RECINASBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2002
  3. IGEBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1994
  4. J-J-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2020
  5. Guerrero Trejo v. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021

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