CONTRERAS-SOTELO

Interim Decision #1831 Memos or Cowrsinss-Slyrimo In Deportation Proceedings A-14220640 Decided by Board December 06, 1967 Since the continuity of residence required by section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, is not broken by a timely voluntary departure (one made before an order of deportation became effective), even though brought about by the threat of deportation, respondent's enforced departure after the institution of deportation proeeedinga but before an order of de- portation became effective did not break the continuity of his residence for the purposes of…