Legal Opinion
Vasquez v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 19, 2010No. 05-73714PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether an alien whose legal status as the spouse of a citizen is later terminated because the marriage was fraudulent is eligible for discretionary relief from removal. We conclude that she is. We grant the petition and remand to the Board of Immigration Appeals to determine whether petitioner Renerose Vasquez’s application for a fraud waiver should be denied in the exercise of discretion.
BACKGROUND
Renerose Vasquez 1 (Vasquez) is a 37-year-old native and citizen of the Philippines. She married Wilfredo Vasquez, a U.S. citizen, in the Philippines in…
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