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AGUOCHA, CHRISTIAN U. Mercantile Lane, Suite Largo, MD
ame: ATSEYINKU IREE
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Executive Oce r Imigaion Review
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HS/ICE Office of Chief Counsel - BAL Hopkins Plaza, Room Baltimore MD
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Date of this otice //
nclosed is a copy of he Boa's deision and order in e above-erenced case.
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Fo h og ao t cy to ma th co h ctug Fit th mmigato Jug u that h pot bmit ict vcof ctiv ft to mpom pio o bg pc i pocig (IJ at 8 Th cohov, co t om to comp (ot my o compy a iict by thImmigtio Jug iicatig that th po h appi poitio i 26 ich
prio to rvic o th NA i Sptmb of 9 (Eh l; E 3, ab F Sco thImmgrtio Jug uto th o cm tat h it to v h ughtmai i th Ut Stat prmty bc t o vic tht t poto h ght coo pro to rvic o th NT A (IJ 6) Th mmigratio ug,hov i ot co th to corroboaig t th pot ubmit, hich ttht th pot aught a th ubct of a famy u that cou ot b ov utiSpmb 9 (h 3 ab D hu th po ma hav b ab o big hught to h i Stat t th put ov i Sptmb of amuch h abo cb ocum pov mai vic gaig h po it ma th co o that th Immgatio ug ma t rth ctu g htga
RER T co i b m to h Immgratio o h igcoitt ih hi ciio
Board meber Ane J. Greer respectfully dissents ad would uhol the Iigration
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h spndnt s a fma na and ctn Nga o Augus 4 197 Sh
nd h nd Stats on Ocb 4 6 as a a pmannt sdnt A patdtps n h nd Sas ad Nga th spondnt atmptd o n th nd Stats
at Batmo Washngtn ntnatona Apot B) n Spmb 9 A that tm h
NS srd h spondn h a Notc o Appa (NTA) chagng h h ma
und A a)(7)A)()) agng tha sh ha nt antand [h] La mann
Status n h ntd Sas y ng and wokng n [h] nat couny f Nga See Eht
On un th spondnt tough cuns admttd agatns thugh 4
conand n h NTA cncdng h ng: 1) sh s n a cn naona of th nd
Stats; ) sh s a nat and ctn f Nga; s as admtt as a La mannt
Rsdnt on Oct 4 6 n gna; and 4) sh appd admsson a Rtung
La mannt Rsdnt n Sptm 3 9 d Th sponnt nd agatn that
sh has nt mantan h Law mannt Status n th ntd Sats y ng and wokng
n nat couny of Nga. sondnt aso dnd th chag f ay
un NA 1a)7)A)()() Susunt ocdngs h n h contst chag
h spondnt sd at a hang on anuay 6 1 On Fuay hu n an oa csn nng ha sndnt aandnd h status as a afu
pannt sdnt and s moa as chagd See Tnsr of he Or Deson of he
or n he Mer of Iene eynku 058536724 (Fbuay 1) ("o
eon)
h spondnt appad th outs dcso to th Bad mmgaton Appas (h
Ba) n Mac 11. On Nom 4 th Boad mand th cas ack to th
out h pocngs csstnt wth ts ndngs. See n re ene sen 058
57 BA N 4 ) ed eso)
ccay h Boa ask h o t a com ndngs o c th
ng ssus ) t sondnts a hat h as Nga pmay mat
by a s to st h ang moh ) th spndnts camd pchas o a ca n th n
Sats tugh a nd; ) th spndnts cam tha sh sougt mpoymn n ntd
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Sats th spndnts ng of ntd Stats ts and mantnc f a Sasd ank
accunt cdt cad and cua tphn wh sh was n Nga and ) statmnts mad
t sndnt ung at ntw h apant tdaa f h apcatn
amssn and h panatns ths statmnts and th thdaa and h asns ths asncs Id.
Accdng th u's ttn nn and d now w
vidence Presented
A. Testimonial vience
h sndnt tstd a a ang n Janua 26 21 H tstmon was
susqunt tanscd wh t cas was n apa th Ba nsqunt th
ut w on that tansct t t an tstmona dnc n ts dcsn See
geerally Trascrpt of Heargs I re Iree Aseyku, 583624 Trasrpt).
B. Documenary ence
h wng hts admttd nt dnc:
xhibit
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n na a n mks qunt ss o te Uted Stts s cn os
pmnt sdnt LR") sttus f s spns o pods o tm boad wout
ntndn tt t Untd Sttes b pmnnt pc of sdnc See eg, Mer oHng,
19 & Dc 49 54 1988); Krmnki Hoder, 59 3d 10 15 6t C 2009)
T bdn s on te ont to po bdonmen by c unquoc nd conncn
dnc Hng, 19 &N Dc t 54
n dtemnn wt o not spondnt as abndond aw pmnnt sdent
status t Cou w consd t otaty o t ccumsncs ncudn t ocato o tes my popy nd job d of cous t nt of t aens tps) abod on wt
ot nc nte co dostatn t ans ntt wt ead to mntan LR
stts rnki, 59 3 5 ctn Hn Gonzes, 400 3d 42 46 6t C
2005)) Rso oant mats bo eae can eat o bnn
my mmbs to t Untd Stts my consttute a bss n tendd absnc om
t Untd Stats ee Hn, 400 3d t 46 upodn s LR sttus w s spnt e
tnded absnc om t ntd Stts n a to p my t mton to t
Untd Stats and to p tmnay motn-aw)
t tp aoad s tmpo w w not tmnat awu pnt sdnt's staus
See N 0a)2) t spondnts tp abod s tmpo puposs o
dtnn s abndond awl pmnt sdnt status dpnds o f ) t s a
aty so po d by so y nt o ) w tmnte upon t occuce of n
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even ha has a reaonable posby of occurrng withn a relaiey ho erod of me.
IA 10(a)(13(C( i; 8 US.A. 10a3)C)i i) ee lo Hug 19 I&N Dec 753
en f a reonden' me abroad s no relavely ho or lacks a xed erminaon dae can
l be conered emorry he alen had a connuou uneued nenon o re o
he Ued Sate un he enrey of [er] si" lem Pym 14 F3d 62 67 (7h
r. 99) The Cou can deemne uch nen by conderng in adon o Resonens
esmoy such cor as the alens familial, nancial bses and rossional ies o he
ed Sae and regn counres a well a any relevant conuc while abroad" Id (cin
Chv-Rme v. N, 79 2d 93 9h Cr 986.
Finally repeaed bu er brief reus o he nd Sae oer an exended period can
ndicae a lack of nen to rean a lal ermanen reiden See Mo cof 335 F 3d
45 420 5h Cir 2003) or example abandomen ha been upheld where a law permanenesden ook seeral sho r o e ed Sae reuln in a oal of only sx monhs n e
ne Sae over a 5-monh erod Se
indings o Fac
The Cour ha consdered he docmenar eidence he recor and he eony
reened a well a he arumen of counel The Cou nd ha he oeen has me s
burden of demontran by cear nequvocal nd covncn eidence ha he reondenabandoned her lawl permane resden au e Hg, 19 I&N Dec a 754
Te responden wa aded o he ied Sae as a lawl ermanen reden on
Ocober 206 rough e dersiy via loery e Ehb 1 Accordin o HS record
he reponden le he coun days aer o Ocober 206 and aried agan on
Sepemer 5 00 e hibi Ta A Aer spendn only 22 ay n he ed Sae he
le on Seember 26 2007 and reued on December 2 200 Se d. Aer merey 5 day he
le on December 6 27 and aed o March 2 2008 S d Aer only 6 days he e on
Mrc , 08 and ared o Au 2 0 e Aer 20 days se le on Seebe 9
ad aer ed almo an enre year aboad red a o eembe 00
See The resonden eabhed rou her on emony a he had aken abou ee or
ur" ps o Ngea and ha her lones i n 008 lased apromaely monh.
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i ountr ovr th ors o aproiat 1 ons S d. Fuor DHS rors
salis a rsond as psial rs i h Ud Sas o 0 das ou o
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proigs S T rspod ord no vid ha s vr soug adv
mission o r r an o hr ng ris o Nigra
rsont or o xanaios r r xnd ravs aroa irs sh
aimd at sh rud o Ngria o a ar o r aig or So sh od a
s as argig r hr daugr o mov o h Unid Sas o Nigria T Cou is
unonvin t rsod's so a s ook ros tis aroad o arrang r
hr aughr o om o h Uid Sas as r is o vidn i rord a h
rsondns daugr as nro n a US soo r rspond as a i rmova
roings r daugr's iunizaion rors r da Smr9 009 and o
vi as sumi o inia hat sh as rod r ha a i a US. soo
Eii 3 Ta T rsod si ha r aughr vr ra iv in or
and soo i h Ui Sas r 009 altoug r daugr aso os prmatrsi saus. Tscp a 4 Mos imoanl rsod sad uo r as nr a
W o Smr 3009 a s id o ak r daugr ak o soo i igria. S
ii Ta h Cou dos no a h rsod's raraio o rig hr
daugr to Ui Sas oul av aoun r rarka so riods o im in
h Uni Sas a r raaial ong prios o tim in Nigria
Ma o rsods ris o igria lakd a xd n poin hil r ris o h
Uni Sas r vr ri Mo, 335 F3 a 40 v h s aivd a W on
Smbr 3009 sh had a rouri ik o ru o igria iiaing a i as lkl
th sh ou r to hr nativ ountr us o th issus ih hr dughtr's thr.
Tpt a 950 onsir it th or vid i ror h rsonn's
ra x abss om h Ui Sas saish a s did o ind o aiain
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e al eraet esiet status. oigl, he llog ae te Cou dgs o the
mates seial euestd th od.
The esponen's aim a he aves o Nigeia wee rialy oved y aesie o visi her aling mohe
od he sodent's o tsto, thee is o eviee i eo ta he
avls to Nigeia ee al motivae a esie o visit he ailig ot h
tesmo, e soet ile to elaoae o he othes ailet, staig tha e mothe
as e sik a hile" a tat se ha to take e o he." at 27 & 3 e
sponents mohe, Paiia iseiku, state in an aavit sumitte h esoen
that h augtes easos extene ts aa o the Unite States ilue visits ih
e mil" d esolutio o a ustod disageemt eteen the esode the te o
he esodets aughte See xhiit 3, Ta C. Nohee i e o avit does te
esoets moe stae that se is ailig o that e esodet eve tavele to igeia to are
e See
The esonents ase is distiguishale o H Gozles, h the ou hd
that h soet i ot aao he lal ean esi status he sh nt lo
rios o tie in a to e he teinall ill ohela a to ote h i o
he ai egime util h oe US. visas. 400 3 a 477 stad, i aeas that thespone ose o se th aoi o te Nigeia ove a neay theea eio
i o intetio to eu to he Ue States pemanetl at a ate The ot h
sumitd o eviee hat he esee i Nigeia as neessry to hl a suo he
mothe n t, t esodent testied, ad e mothes aait diaes, that e ats
suod he uig e e visits to he Unite Sats See Tt at 3 ee xht 3,
a C.
The resondens lame rhs o a r n he Ue Ses oug a ien
spo su o vin a ala Ceia o i r a 0 Toa
RV4 a ugust 7, 2009, sgnatg h sponents e as he egis o Se
xhit 3 Ta H tile iniaes hat t esonets ie so t a t sondn
o Sete 1 2010, ne a ea ae t esoe as la i mova poings. See
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d. Fueore e resdes Naide auomoble insure as eee Sepeber 14
0 I 0 See ere is o daton tat te respode praed aomoble bere
Sepember 009 e eo o lvig ermanely te Uie Sate stead te Co
s persuaed a e resdes rs ite as ansrred o er e e subseue
auomoble nsurane wa rase beaue se as ae n removal proeeings
3 The reses ai a she sh epymen n he Une Saes
Wen uetoned by e goveet te oly reason roere by e resode r er
eepional so sits o e ed Stae as o nd a job Se scp a 4546
Hoever he respode sbmited no eviee a se aely soug employme bere se
a plae n remva reedings Te respoent esie a se suessly oainedeoymen oly er beg laed i remova proeedgs See d at 33 part o one
ema om aers Li d aaty Comy daed eeer 00 te elet eai
orrespondene t poeal emlyers ubte y te respodet as aed Oober 1
009 more an one ont aer se a plaed n remoa proeedgs See ib ab F
Furtermoe one woud assue ta an ndvdual avey eeng emloyent n e Unte
Saes ould spe oe ta ve o ays a a ie te ouny egagng a ob sear
n establisg oos Terere e Cou s uoned ta e resondes inl ob
er es were ade aer se as plae reova proeedngs ree an ntenon
o maan er al enen reen tau
The espens ln Une Saes axes n maiene f US-ase nk
acu crei cad, euar eehe whe se ws in Nge
reondent a abdo er lal eaent rede saus espe ang led
Uned Sae ome ta rets le aroad See eg Aeem v Perym 14 F3 7 7
Cr 97) odng al peraen resens ling o US iome ax retus le eyere brad di nt prelue ei euso o gou at ey ede o abandon e
la peae reent stat ere evene oed ta ey i o hol onos
unteped entio ret o e Ute State) Fr e espodent umied nto
evidee er stae erl ta retus om 00 d 008 bu eer ndaed se
made an abe ne Se b ab . Su d minis oa te nte States
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os not psuad h Co ht h sponn tnd to ak th Unt Stts
nnt sn
sonn sb nto n a ck /AM cton n h ot o
60.0 o a ank o Amca accou a Sb 9 200See
Exbt 3, Tb Ts no ow o ou o nds n h nk o A accont o wh t
ccon was ctd b t spondn was n o pocngs
Son th sponnts us o Ut Stts t cds ws na; t bn
d stnts dd o nc s $0Q. See Exhbt 3 Tb J T on
statmnt wt banc (o $49) was tht th bng pod nn on
Oob 9 209 o on on th spon ws pac o pons See
d
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20 d M 6 2009 See Exhb 3 Tab K Som o t bs n ht h sonnt
ca n sn txt ssgs o nbs Ut Stts wh sh was n Ng an tt
sh cad and sn xt ssags to nbs n Ng w s ws Und Sts See
d n os w t o nc n h co h o s no psua hat s
o c po o o ss an on cas spondnt o
ann a pnn sn sats
Statemets made y the respodet durig her airport iteiew her apparet
withdawa of her appcatio r admissio a her expaations eore the for
those statemets ad the withrawa and her reasos or those abseces
T sponn sgn Swo Statn po ng a on Sptb 3, 209
sang tha s ntndd to st abou as n hn a bac h g to shoo n
Nga See Exbt 2 Tb S h stad t s ws n pod and os no
po n Un Sats See id. O Spb 4 209 a hdaw o Appcon r
Amsso/Cons Notcao was spon See Exhbt 2 Tb
Ssnt spont s b ts Co a t s ma t swo
1 Co nots tha t spondnt sn Swo Statnt but not sn t tawo Apcaton Amsson ee Exb 2 bs &
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tateet a ithre her alato r adio a trssed ot" a a bee hel
r aroiate i ours ct at 37
hie h reoet so stateet e reat to te itt ae, the Court
te reor rlete it otr eiee iatig her a o tet to k th Uite State hereant resiee Therere, te Cou oues tat h teet ae the reoet
durig er airort iterie a her aarent ithra o r alatio r adiio re
neesar to n that te reodet teded to aao er laul eraet reiet staus
. Cnusin
Hag reiee a o the aaable eee, the Cou s tat the goet has
hon b lear, ueuoa a oing eiee tat t reodet ha aaoe er
a eraee ret tatu Te repot reeate, but er rie sit to the Uite
Sates iiate er a o tet to reai a a eret rit Her tra abroa ere
ot teorr" ursut to N 0a)27) a th Court i oi that, ba on te
totalt o te rutn te resoet ot it to ake the Utd Ste er
peaet reiee Te reodet ha not reuete a rie o reoa The Court,
terere, ustai te arge o roat uer 212a)))i)) a orer te
repodet reoe to igria arorate orer i atahe
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