MARQUEZ

Interim Decision #3129 MA 11 ER OF MARQUEZ In Visa Petition Revocation Proceedings A- 27590846 Decided by Board February 23, 1990 (1)The Board of Immigration Appeals rejects a strict statutory interpretation of section 101(b)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(1)(E) (1982), thereby relying upon the legislative history of the statute which indicates that Congress did not intend to recognize ad hoc adoptions designed to circumvent the immigration laws. (2)The Board finds the adoptive relationship is more akin to marital relationships than to steprelationships, and…