Legal Opinion
Fidel Munoz-Avila v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 2013No. 10-3203, 11-2645, 12-1594PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Fidel Munoz Avila came to the attention of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when he filed an application for adjustment of status based on his marriage to a United States citizen. Avila and his wife have been married since 1999, and have two young daughters. He has been employed laying granite countertops since approximately 1997. DHS concluded that Avila was ineligible for adjustment of status based on its determination that he attempted to enter the United States on February 19,1997, by representing himself to be U.S. citizen, and that he had actually entered…
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