Legal Opinion
SAUNDERS
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1977No. ID 2610PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2610 MATTER OF SAUNDERS In Deportation Proceedings A-20490949 Decided by Board January 27, 1977, and August 25, 1977 (1) Respondent applied for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as the spouse of a United States citizen. In the application respondent disclosed two convictions in England for possession of marijuana. The second of those convictions was under the Misuse of Drugs Aet of 1971 which made guilty knowledge a relevant factor in determining guilt. Therefore this case is distinguishable…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- John Winston Ono Lennon v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- SBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1962
- Ahmad Waziri v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- QUANBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1967
3Cited by8 opinions
- In Gun Choe v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- BELENZOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1981
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- FUEYOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1989
- AWWALBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1988
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