Legal Opinion
Da Costa v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 24, 2006No. 05-1438PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Sandra DaCosta, a native and citizen of Brazil, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA found DaCosta statutorily ineligible for adjustment of status and ordered her removed from the United States. We deny the petition.
DaCosta failed to depart the United States when her six-month tourist visa expired in May 1994. Over two years later, she filed an application for political asylum and withholding of removal with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) 1 claiming that she had been threatened by Brazilian drug…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Aguirre-AguirreSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Succar v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- KASINGABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1996
- Bocova v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Harjinder Singh v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Kandamar v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Naeem v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Lopez-Reyes v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Dawoud v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
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