Juliana Latacan Laqui v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

This matter comes before this court on review of a final decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing petitioner’s appeal before the Board.

Juliana Laqui is a 25-year-old native and citizen of the Philippines who legally entered the United States on July 1, 1966, as a non-immigrant exchange visitor for a one-year stay and was granted an extension to April 5, 1968. Having overstayed her admission, the Immigration and Naturalization Service granted her a stay until November 3, 1968, allowing her to leave at her own expense. Failing to depart, an Order to Show Cause was served upon…