Legal Opinion
David Pei-Chi Tien v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1981No. 80-1955PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, David Pei-Chi Tien, a native and citizen of the Republic of China, appeals from a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying him relief from deportation on the basis that he was statutorily ineligible for an adjustment of alien status from nonimmigrant visitor to permanent resident. Section 245, Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255. We hold that the Board erred as a matter of law in denying the requested relief and reverse the Board's order.
Factual and Procedural Setting
David Pei-Chi Tien entered the United States at Honolulu, Hawaii, on June…
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