FICALORA

Interim Decision #1578 MATTER OF FICALORA In Deportation Proceedings* . A-14341964 Derided by Board April 21, 1066 (1) The special inquiry officer does not have authority in deportation proceed- ings to determine an alien's elegibility for sixth preference status in con- junction with an application for adjustment of status pursuant to section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, nor does the Board of Immigration Appeals have appellate jurisdiction over such question, the sole determination, thereof resting with the District Director and the Re- gional Commissioner (8 CPR…