CAVAZOS

Interim Decision #2750 MATTER OF CAVAZOS In Deportation Proceedings A-22365153 Decided by Board January 8, 1080 (1) While an Immigration and Naturalization Service Operations Instruction binds neither an immigration judge nor the Board, the Service policy manifest therein may appropriately be considered by the immigration judge and the Board in exercising discretion. (2) Notwithstanding evidence establishing preconceived intent, an application for ad- justment of status should as a general rule be granted in the exercise of discretion in the case of an immediate relative or other specified…