Legal Opinion
Abel Osarentine Oviawe v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 1988No. 87-1853PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Abel Osarentine Oviawe, an alien residing in the United States, petitions for review of a final decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen deportation proceedings in order to consider his application for adjustment of status. Mr. Oviawe previously had been found deportable for overstaying the time authorized in his visa in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2) (authorizing deportation of any alien who “is in the United States in violation of any ... law of the United States”). For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we deny the…
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