Legal Opinion

Happiness Agholor v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 20, 2011No. 10-60853Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

The Board of Immigration Appeals determined that the petitioner is. inadmissible to the United States for having falsely represented her citizenship on a voter registration form. The petitioner asks this court to review that decision, to prevent her from being removed to Nigeria. For the following reasons, the petition is DENIED.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), formerly Immigration and Natural ization Services, charged the petitioner, Happiness Agholor, with removability in 1995. Agholor, a citizen of Nigeria who entered the United States in 1987 as a non-immigrant…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Omari v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  3. Roy v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  4. Kuang-Te Wang v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  5. Falek v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007

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