Legal Opinion

Witter v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 29, 1997No. 96-60335PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Marcia M. Witter and Abraham Nee Ntreh seek review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”) finding them deportable under § 241(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(1)(A). We affirm.

I

Witter is a native of Jamaica and citizen of the United Kingdom. Abraham Nee Ntreh is a native and citizen of Ghana. Both entered the United States legally and were married in Dallas, Texas in August 1988. In May 1989, Nee Ntreh filed a petition for annulment alleging that Witter had fraudulently induced him to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Kungys v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Faddoul v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  4. Carbajal-Gonzalez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  5. Ka Fung Chan v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by79 opinions

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  3. Rasaq Opyemi Sanusi v. Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  4. Nehme v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  5. Hisham D. Abu-Khaliel v. Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006

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