Muhamad Yusuf Luwaga, A097 750 414 (BIA Dec. 12, 2014)

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Mier, Robin N., Esq.Joyce & Associates205 Potland Street, 3rd FloorBoston, A 02114

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OHS/ICE ffice of Chief Counsel BSP. Box 8728Boston A 02114

ame: LUWAGA MUHAMAD YUSF A 097-750-414

Dae o his notice: 12/122014

Enclosed is a copy of he Board's dcision ad order in te boe-rernced cas.

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Cite as: Muhamad Yusuf Luwaga, A097 750 414 (BIA Dec. 12, 2014)


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US D JExecutivOfce r Immgation Reew

Decison o he Boad o mmigao Appeal

Fas Sc, Vina 20530

Fe: A097 750 414 - Boston, M

In re MUHAAD YSUF LUWAGA

I REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS

APPEAL

ON BHAF O RSONDNT: Robin N. Mer, Esquire

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Notice Sec 237(a)(l)() I& Act [8 USC 27((l)()] -n he Unted Staes n voaton o aw

APPLICAION Ajustmen of satus; waiver o namssbiy

DateDEC 12 04

he responen ppeas the mmgraton Juge's Fery 0 01 ecison enyng hisappction r a aiver of namssbt n conjncon it adjustment o sttus unersecons 2 2() ad 45 of the Igraton an atona Act 8 US l 82(i) 1255 1 Wehve no receved resonse o e epmen of oean Secu ("S) he appeaw be stane d e eco e remane r re proceengs

e responden caenge e Immgron ges ruig ha e s naisse unersecton 12(a)(6)(C(i) o te Ac 8 USC 1l82(a)(6)()(). It s concee that at heresponent's ntia merits hearng on October 25 2007 the responent testie asey tht he

his mater as reousy ere s ws rene y orer ate Augut 8 2009 rtona ct nng er consderation of the apcton r ree The Immigronuges decsion o ebru 20, 203 e rerred to as .J2 e earier ecison ofctober 5 2007 i e reerre o a J e mmigraton Juge intiay ened heresponen's appcaion r ajusmen of staus on October 25, 2007, nding the resonentnd hs h no ese credby an th he ere engage n auuen marriage

J1 at 2) e case was remaed to te Immgron Juge upon a ning that the responend esase preudce ue o ineecve ssstance o ror atoey Upon reman hees were gven he opoy o spemen he ecod regang the picaton ee

2 Secton 212()(6)()() states

Any en ho ad or w msepresenng a maea c seeks o pocure(or hs sog o procue or s pore v oher oceno o adso noe Unte te o ote ene proved ner s c nase



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A097 750 414

siae on the aplcation adjusmen of atu, Fo -485, was s (I.J.2 a 2; T. at 30).e ian Jge n that fae stemet ude oat endee he epondentinaissble n a the lse tateent wa "mateial to his eliility jent of status,easonng at hee was no aplicaion bee e Co in e absence of a ppey swo

o 48 (.J.2 at 2-3 T. at 1). The esonent e a ew aplication asent ofatus at e eed heng. Additiona evidence ws ubmied e estmony of bte esonet d s w was tken.

Te test mateialty of a miepeenaton is geeay whete te epondetpotentiy wod be nadmssble o nelgible elief une te ue ct, o wee emsepesenttion d tend to cut o a le f iquy eet to e espodent' eigbii admsin o eief. See Matter of S- and B-, 9 &N Dec 436, 447 (A.G. 1961) eSee Cos iteation of he mat of a fase epeetation i enatazan

oceedn s ince n asesing a mil poision. Kuns v. US., 485 U.S. 759(988), e iation d aizi Seice soght to have te espet's citiensp

evoked bed pon fase aemet mae o s date place of The Co ed tata fase epesenaon is mateia wen t wo ea to a "naal tency to end a possibe lineof qeionng o oteise inuence a deciion on hs appicaon. Kuns v S supra at772. See also Mater of PSH 26 I&N Dec. 329, 33638 (BIA 2014) Mater of MLMA26 & Dec. 360 (BI 2014).

It is obio at he esondet ad uly tod e Immao Jde t esiatue n e appican wa not s, he nquy wod hae een made at e sheng. oneheles, hee is n ing by e Imiation Jdge at the infoation n eoiina o I485 w fae o msleaing. No s e identity of e sie f e ognal I485 eevt to e espndents tiate aissibility o egbliy elef, pcly

n e contex f a sbate clai of neecie assisce of counse. heee, we do notsuta te mmgation Judges ning at te esponent was namssibe e secon22(a)(6)(C)(i) of e Act. hus, we sust e appea nd conce at he esponent dd notneed a aie nde econ 2 2(i) of e Act in oe to be eligibe ajuset. In it ofou decision n i egd te isue of whee a coiuce h hae been gted isendeed mot.

e Immation ge' decsi dd not aes e enets egibl adjsentf sts, n e event te wae wa un not t be necess. e Imato Judge notmke a ceibity ndng o a decion on whehe e esondent wrnts the oableexecise of dicetion. See section 245(a) of te ct. Theee, we wl emand the ecd

e fact ndngs and a new decision.

Accodingy, e eco wll e ende to he mmiaion Jde e pcinsconisten wi ths oinion.

RR e apea utined.

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NTED STATES DEPARMENT O STCEEXECV OFICE FOR IMMGRATO EVIEW

UITED STAES IMMIGRAN CORTBOSO MASSACHSETTS

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MHAMAD S WAGA

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EMVAL PROCEEDINGSRESPONENT

CARGE Secton 237(a)( )(B) of te Immgratio ad Naionali Act

APCAON Adsme o satus

O BEHA OF RESOD ROBN AN MER

BEHALF O DS MARK SATER

ORAL DECSO OF TE IMMGRAION UGE

The Board o Imigraton Apeals emanded e case o s Cout n

Aust 18 2009 See Ehbit R1 n tha emand the Boad nted tat the resondent

ha aeale om a decsin o ths Cout whc denied is aplcaion adusment

sas de Sectio 245 o te migatin and Naonaly Act limatey beig e

Boards decso the Board determned tha he responde sasied he ozado

eeets and eanded ths case o e ot so ha e paies col e arded

an oppotnity o suppleen e record ih evidece pertaing o t respondens

ee aplcaton ncding testmon and dcmeta atea


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Dung te earngs tat olowed eoe ts Court, te Cort dd allow te

espondent to pesent addtoal evden_ce and testmon t a eang eore ths Court

on Deceer 2, 0 e Cout consdeed he espondents arguments that he sould

not be eued to seek a wave unde Secton 2) ecase e resonden dd not

ake msepesentaton or at e ver least at te esodents msepresenaon

was not maea and dd not ende m nadmssle nde Secton 2a)6)C))

Te statemen a sse egadd te respondents Octoe 25 2007

eang Unde oat te respondent tested tat te sgnature on s rst 85

aplcaton was s own Ts Court speccall drected te esponden to at

sgnatre, noted tat tee was wte ou on te page and the espondent ested

under oat a tat sgnature was s Te esondent as made arguments to e

Cou that ts msreresenton ws no mtera snce t n he esondent's ve, had

no bearng o s eg or s rele. Ths Cour dsagees Te appcaton or

adstment o stas contans a ra secton were e respodent s eqed to swear

tat te contents o te adustmen aplcaton are tue and sgn tat aplcaton eresondent tested unde oat o ts Cout tat te sgnatue on s st 85

applcaton was s, wen n act t was not Ts Cour nds te espondents

arguments tat tat msreesentaton was not atera to e wol navalng.

Peras te most sgncant orton o tat aplcaton s te respondents sgnature on

te jurat secton Otese that alcaon as not een sworn to and ts Cou nds

tat tat alcton wold not e proely sumted heeoe te Cot nds te

respondents agumens tat tat msepesentaton nde oat s not materal s

nvlng

Te Cout recognes te resondens aguents that e et hat e

would e calng nto queston te ntegty o s orme counse e tested tat ta

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wasnotis sgnatue Moeover, te responden was unde oath. Te espodent was

dectly quesoned by ths Court abou that sgnaue and agan his Coufinds the

espondens agumens n ha egadfII shor Te Cour undesands he Board's

nding ha he esponden has e his Lozada requrees. However, is Cout does

o fd a he Boad's deciso ulmael aecs hs Cout's ulg egardg he

espodes esmo ude oah before his Cou regardg hs Cou's dec

quesiog of he espoden as o wheher a sgaure o hs 45 was hs o o.

heefoe hs Court requied he espoden o prosecue a 601 wae,

ha s a 212{} wae before hs Cout he espode dicaed a alhoug o

December 22 2011 he had some of his case i chief ead fo ha waer heag he

dd o hae all of hs case ad cief eady The Cou se he case dow fo is e

aalable dae whch was odays dae ebruary 20 2013

Howee e espode nsead of beg prepaed o go owad w hs

wae appicao oda, sees a couace agg ha he ad hs Ued Saes

cze wife ae "empoai falen ou o commucao wh each oer flowig adsageeme a he ed of Decembe of 2012 he respode seeks a conuace

of e hearig oday o allow im ime o "ecocle wh his wfe" e Depatme of

Homeland Secury as filed a wrie opposo o e espodes reques for a

couace The respoden's reques o a conuace was led w s Cout o

eua 12 2013 Ad OHS' espose was fled o ebuary 15 201. The Cour has

ad will de he respodes reqes for a couace.

Te respode's Ued Saes cize wife was o pese a e earg

on Decmer 22 201 he respos id Saes ciize wfe s o prese

oday. Alhogh e Cout dersads e respodes argumes o e Cou his

case has bee pedng or ow oe a ea r hs wae eang. he resoden has

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bee awae sice Decembe 0 tha today was the da s heaig o hs

(i waive he espondet noetheess pesets hmsef at te eaig todaywio e oe peso ecessay to osecte s waive ta is e spode ms

demostae exteme hadsip to hs Uited States citie ife She has ot apeaed

o e eaig oda ad is ot ltmaely does o id hat te espode as

pesented ood case coninng odas eain ecause he espode as ot

peseed hs ed Sates citie wife today he canot dmostae eigby o the

Secon ( waive ad, theoe this o ids tha e espode is ot igble

to adjst his sas lthoh e spoent i pevious poceedings has soht

olunta depate espode tough cosl today indicated a e esponde o

loge seks volay depae eeoe, becase t espodet caot

monstae eiility a Sctio (i wave as hs ife is ot pesent o tstfy

an hoe s o oes o gv any sgfican t o he ecaos n he

ecod his ot ns that the espondet is ieigble to ast hs sats e

Sectio 45 o the ct ad does deny tat appicatioODERS

I S EEBY ODEED th e espondents appcatio o

adjstm o stts Scon 5 o he mmgato a Nationat c e ad s

eeb deied;

I S FUE ODERED ha the espondes aplicaio o Sectio

1(i) aive be ad s eeby deied

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Imigration Judge ATHEW . D'ANGELO

aelo ne 5, 2013 at 8:47 PM

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Muhamad Yusuf Luwaga, A097 750 414 (BIA Dec. 12, 2014)

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