Legal Opinion

Pauline Sagoe v. Jefferson B. Sessions III

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 5, 2018No. 16-4212Published

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Pauline Sagoe, a native and citizen of Ghana, entered the United States in May 2000 as the nonimmigrant fiancée of United States citizen Samuel Lassor. Sagoe and Lassor married in July 2000, and she was granted lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis. In December 2002, Sagoe and Lassor petitioned to remove the conditions. In September 2007, after extensive investigation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied the petition and terminated Sagoe's permanent resident status, finding that she failed to establish that the marriage was bona fide and not…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. LAUREANOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1983
  2. Hassen v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  3. Maxwell Abuya v. Jefferson B. Sessions, IIICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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