Zeberio Amwona, A096 129 849 (BIA Nov. 10, 2014)

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Pritschet, R. Leo, EsqR Leo Prische Law Oice105 5h Avenue South, Suie 105Minneapolis, MN 55401-0000

ame: AMWOMA, ZEBERIO

Executive Oce r Imigration Revew

Board of Imigration AppalsQc oh k

507 Leeb Pke Ste 2000Falls Churc, Vgi 030

HSICE Oice of Chie Counsel B(SP)1 Fedea Drive, Suie 1800 Snelling MN 55111

096129849

Date o his noice 11/102014

Ecosed s a copy of the Board' decso nd order n he above-reerenced case.

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Sincere,

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For more unpublished BIA decisions, visit www.irac.net/unpublished

Cite as: Zeberio Amwona, A096 129 849 (BIA Nov. 10, 2014)


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Dpm f scExecutive Oce aon Reiew

Decsn of e Board o Immaon Appeals

Fas Chc, Vgna 5

Fle: A096 129 849 - Blomngton, Date

In e ZEERIO AMWOMA

RMOVL PROCDNGS

AEAL

ON BEHLF OF PONDENT R. Leo Pritschet, sque

ON BHALF OF DHS

CHAR:

Lu W. Tosenssistt Chief Cousel

tc ec 37(a)()(A) &N Act 8 USC 22(a)()(A)]

NOV 1 O 2014,

ndmisble at tme of eny o adjstment of tatus der sectona)(C)(i), &N ct [8 USC 82(a)(6)C)(i) Faud o wil msepesentatn f mtel ct

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The espondent hs ld ppea f the Immigaton Judge's Apl 12, 2013, dcsonndng e espondent movable ude section 2()()() of th Imigratin d Ntonalict having ben nadmssible at the tme of his stment of status uder section22(a)()(C)(i) o e Act by eason of aud or wll msepesentaton f materia ctThe Depment f Homed ecuity (DS") h ed bef n oppostion to eespondents appea he recod wll be rmded

The spondent chlenges the Immigaton Jdges eterminatn t he msepeseted amateria ct n hs applcaton r adjusmet f status d thus was namssble psunt tosectin 212)(6)(C)() f he Act t the tme ajtment of status was grted He also gusht the Immatn udge ws prdsposd to nd m emabe as charged

We evew ndng o ct, ncludng the determnatin of cdiblity, mde by themmiaton udge und cley eoneus" tdd. 8 C

1003(d)(3)(i); Mae of

R-S-H-, 3 &N Dec 9 ( 2003) Mae of SH 2 I&N Dec. 46 (B 002)We evew all he sss, ncludng whthe he pies he met the elevt uden of poof,d e o dsceo, de e noo d di o-B4 IN Dec. 49 BIA 2008).

The ecod shws that e epnent in e peent case dd t scose on hs applcatnsr dustmet of sts ed July 0 Juy 05 the chilen that he theedn Keya w gret Kemuto mwom T t 9 x 5 ectn B f the pliction

to egst ement esence or dut Status, Fo 85 sates Lst you presenthbfe, ll of y sons d aughtes f you hae none, te non" (Exh )he espondent rote nn" n the led 20 Exh 2) On e m ed n 2005 w

Cite as: Zeberio Amwona, A096 129 849 (BIA Nov. 10, 2014)


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W nd it ncssy o rmnd rcod o Immiraion Jud r considaiond nalysis. Th Immiaton ud dos not app o hav shid urdn of proof o thrspondnt upon h DHSs showin of matrality of th misrpsnaion. See Maer ofBosuego, upra Addtionally, th rspondnt rus in his appa if hat th Imiation

ud mischracrzd d faid to onsid th numous afavits nd documns hsubmitd in suppor of his rmoval hn (Rspondn's Bf at 8 Durin h iniia masrnd hin in 202, th rspondnts aoy tod th Imaion u a had dsva doumns in Api 20 wth h DS rlain o th h of movabiity issudaaist th sponnt {T. a 3, 9-10). T spondnts attoy cld ht th DHS omidth doumnt om roup xhiit tha th DS sumitd o th cour (Tr at 3, 9-0.

Thr, on rmn Immiation Jud should consid and vaut al vidnc ofrcod to drmin whth rspondnt had mt is budn of showin a no popnd of inamissibii coud b mad. Th pis so shoud povidd oppounity opsnt any additiona vt vidnc.

As to h rspondnts n ha th Immiraion ud ws pdisposd to dny himrif, in ordr o stabish that his rih o du procss was violatd, h spondn musdmonsat both a ndntal procdual o and a h ror rsultd prudi. Seeoroge v Holde 753 F.3d 809 (8h C. 14; Doe Holder 65 F.3d 824 (8th Cir. 201(o staish a du procss vioaion in rmova podins ain us dmonsra boh andnta procdural or d pudic as a su of t rror Braic v Hoder 603 F.3d107 (8th Cir. 010). sponnt in s mar has no provn pjudi.

Accordiny, th lown ord ill b ntrd.

OER rord is rmdd r r procdins nd ny of a nw dcision

1 Th rspondn has aso d additiona vidnc on appa rain o h armonial aws ins oy. W do no considr vidnc prsntd th rs tim on app 8 C..R. 003.(d)(3( Mae of S-H 3 &N D. 46 (BIA 2003. owvr, n it of odcision to rmnd h as, th rspondn may prsn th vidnc o h Immiraion udon rmnd.

3Cite as: Zeberio Amwona, A096 129 849 (BIA Nov. 10, 2014)


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N BEF OF S AA TRZAN

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he respoden is a iize of Kenya ho was paed remova poceedgs o

Jne 202, y te flig th te mgrao Cou o he Noce to Appear Exit

e respodet as charged it beig sbject to eoval der Seco 23(a)(1){A)

of the Imigraon ad Naoality Ac (Act) o beig iadssile a e ie o e o

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illu epreseato ad deed a e as sject to eov caged

e Govee sbitted docuets n sppo o e aegaio ad te

cae Exibit 2. e respode ubitted documets sppot o is dea o te

aca alegato ad te care Exbt 3 d te ou as aso cosdered e

repodens itte brie regad o aerait Exibi 4 e respoet aso

testfed ths case

e docuear evidece and the reodet's tesmo refect tat te isue

in tis case relates to te espodet are to iden fve biologica clde n i

applicaton fo permaen resdet satu Fom -485 Exiit 2 staig o page 53

e espode suseuetl filed a For N00 appicato o atazatio

Setebe 011 Exibit 2 pge 1 ich e cude ese cde

Te Goveent are tat the repodets aue to cude i boloca

clde at te e of is appcatio or peranet esdet satus s a willl

srepresenato o a materal fact Te respodet agues at te alue o detif

tese clde s ot maeal to te espodets appcato o adjutet o s

iatio statu

Te ourt oe fst o a as far as e evidece goes tt te Goveret

evdence cotaed i Exit elecs te hsto o e espodets cae ela ohis acusio of peaet esdet tus ad ssequet appcao for

naazaton ncdes a swo taee ake of te esode at e time o

tevie o is ataizato appco Ehibit , aes 11 tou 14 I icde

copies of te b ceficae o e ive cden beoni o e espodet Exb

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se nd wh refles n enion f he ve hldren xibi 2 ges 53 hrogh 57

onras, e esndens evidene aned in xhib 3 s, her ha e

brh efes of he resens hildren nd hs dve eree om s Ued

Ses zen we nd hs wn bh eiie domes h ear o have been

sefly eaed r he rpse sbissn o s C n s eng Te

Cor des n gve he sme wegh hse dues s gives he esondes

wn saemens relaing his adjusmen o sas nd naurazan nevews

he resnde hs summarzed, vey wel s he ase law ha eaes

he ssue wheher a f s meria r o fo uroses f exdbiliy under Sen

22a)(6(C) of he he resonde sas w he ases f Maer of S- and

B-C- a 6 rney enel Deson n whih es ws se frad inlde

nlyss irs f all, f whehe he rerd esblishes he esnden s exludble

n he rue fs and f he e fas wod reder e esnden exdable, en he

seresena s maera f des o, hen he send ad hd qesns s

be nsdered The deisn goes on sae seond, dd e msreresenin end

o sh e f inquy whh s eleva he le's egibliy d, f relev ie

f inqiy has been f migh ha nqry ve resled in a er deerminan h

he alien be exded

In he frs nsne des e rerd esblish h s resnden wld be

exldable n he re fas? n ohe wods f he resden d dslsed hs fveldren, wud h have endee hm exludable he Cu fds a d n

Seo e r oks weher e seresen wd en s a ne

of nqy reevan he resondens eigby The Cur fnds h i des d n

a e Cr finds loglly fwing he lne qiry a wuld have reeded

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dset o stat he Cootes i is regard tha he espod msel

testfe, nd the bth certifctes o e cire sblish, ta are e poct o

oe oher naed Margret d the reoet ee Ehb pags 5 roug 9

The esodet imself tes a taed i a reos sor staemet tat h wa

arrie o argaet i csomr mrrge rese testid, a the swon

tatemen eflect! tat when e responde cae te Un tates o his sto

is e ma hae icd ha me ta h was mred I the swor statementcotae xibit age 1 th qeso fom e teieer posed was drig the

N- itew toay, ecber 8, 01 o tesd tat o wer marie

customr to gat, bt that yor family d ot aproe" Te aswer ge b e

responde ws e" T iteewer ase whee ws the cusom arrge?

he resons ge b te eponde was i Ks Ka. Te ect ace is

kara, a mrketplace, m oeto

he respod goes o tate tat wor tatee tat tere ws o

cereo, o dge o goemet ose I was ot cl e js cae a

sa w e here is o eidece to estabish wheher he espoet ha a

cstor mrriage b cobtao d the brt of chdre bsd po this statement

owee e Co aso otes ta te so statem e respodet was so

sked the esto g te 0 teew yo estfied t o biee that o

caed to be mared whe yo apled or yo , isa Wo di o cm o beor e at t tme i 999 e epode sre Mrgaret Camto Swenta

r ccte ded y the respoe Et 3 ad the Goemet

xibi re etical excet or cces rond cert formatio o t esodet's

copies o se bir ceriictes Th bth cetificates were l obtae 0 a

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iniae a ae o reisrain Fera 01 see xhii paes 15 houh 19.

he rh erifaes lis he name an surname o he aher as Zeero mwoma

Amwoma. f he ith eraes lst the name a aien name of mother as

Margae amo mwma. The espne entie her s Magaet wenta he

respones sumssio of he rh eriaes earg he name o he moher as

Margaet amuo mwoma sugess a mara relaionship ewee he ahe a

mter f these hilren

While he asee of he ames aes an ples o irh of five hilre in an

of se woul o ae he espens eliiiliy r ajusten of saus is lear

ha he failure o isose ha informion uo a ne o nqi ha leas to he

qesion of wheher or he respnent ha a prior unisove marriage hose

hilrens mher l the lren have he esponets last ame All o he irth

eriiaes reet hat thei mhe eas he same last ame. The esponet has o

moe han e oasin iiae ha he was marrie o a wman ame Margare

n al o hs evene wol ea to a ine f nqry ernng he responents prior

mara stas I he responen ha an unisve marrage he o ot have ee

eligle for ausmen o saus o he 85 whih ha een approve ha ine of

nqui was o an onsequel has n reahe an onlso eause he

nqui has never ee onue. Logial when someoe has five hren wth he

same woman who eas his name an he has laime to e marre to it woul e

e o nvesgae wheher suh eionsp is onsere a ega maige in he

oun i whih t ourre a woul seek o eterme weher ay marrage reors

r ssli ors xis a unr eause e Goermen was unale to

lok nto hose maes eause he were n awae at he esponent ha ve

hlre wih he same woman in Kena elilty ou no e eermne eause tha

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le of quiry was cuo

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ased upo a cosideratio o the evidece i the record this case te Co

fids a te carge agais e resodet is sstaed he respode

misrepreseted a aeral ac wic cto a ie of iquiry eadig to a issue ta

relaes directly o eigbiity for adjstme of tats ad it apeas i is case at

adjustmet of staus may wel ave bee deed

e respode seeks i te aterative, outay departre ad the

Goveret is ot opose to tha reqest Accordgly he Cort wil grat voutarydeparure i e repodes case to te maim 60 days aoed by law po th

osti o a oltary deartre bod wch te Court wil se at the mimm amout

o $500

Accordgly, the oowig order shal be etered

ORDER:

e carge der Secto 23(a)(1)(A) iadmssble uder Secto 22(a)(6)(C)(i) of

the Act i sstaied

he resode s grated e prvlege of voluarly deatig the ed States o or

before Je 11 o ostig a bod i te amou of 500 thi ive bsiess days

it a aerate order o removal o eya

3 Attached ad icorporated erei s te Noice o Respodets Grated Vouay

Deartre, whic cotais the addtioal adisas to persos grated ostcoclsio

volua deparre

Plee ee he ex p ge f elei

sin ture

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Iigration Judge SUSAN E. CARO

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