Legal Opinion
Kirong v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2008No. 07-1370PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Paul Kipkemei Kirong, a native of Kenya, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) that he was ineligible for adjustment of status and its alternative decision denying his application for adjustment of status as a matter of discretion. He also petitions for review of the BIA’s discretionary decision not to grant voluntary departure. For the reasons discussed below, we deny the petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Kirong came to the United States in 2001 on an F-l student visa. On four occasions between 2001 and 2005, he marked the “citizen or…
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