Legal Opinion
Benjamine Maduka Okoro v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1997No. 96-60559PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Benjamine Maduka Okoro (“Okoro”) seeks review of a final order of deportation by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). For the reasons that follow, we find that we have no jurisdiction to entertain Okoro’s petition.
BACKGROUND
Okoro, a citizen of Nigeria, originally entered the United States in 1983 as a student. In 1986, he was convicted in Texas of issuing worthless checks. Based on his marriage to a United States citizen, he applied for an adjustment to his status in 1988 and became a legal permanent resident in 1990. Okoro left the United States in early…
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