Legal Opinion
Dimpal v. Patel v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2004No. Docket 02-4143, 04-1256PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Dimpal V. Patel, a citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA’s) order dismissing her asylum application and denying her motion to remand her case to consider her application for an adjustment of status. Ms. Patel sought the adjustment pursuant to the approved visa petition filed by her husband, whom she married while removal proceedings were pending. We grant the petition for review, vacate the BIA’s order, and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Emmanuel Senyo Agyeman v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- VELARDEBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2002
- Cesar Enrique Regalado-Garcia v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Alejandro Margalli-Olvera v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by27 opinions
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