Gordon Tima v. Attorney General United States

OPINION *

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Gordon Ndok Tima, si native and citizen of Cameroon, seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his application for a waiver of inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(H). For the following reasons, we will grant his petition and remand the matter to the BIA for further proceedings.

I. Background

Tima was admitted to the United States in 1989 as a nonimmigrant student. On September 22, 1994, his status was adjusted to conditional permanent resident after he got married to Sandra Marr, a United States citizen. On…