Frederick Ansa Quartey, A096 642 201 (BIA July 30, 2014)

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Alfred B. Taylor, Esq

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875 Massachuset Avenue, Site 31Cambige MA 02139

OHS/ICE ice of Chie Counse BSP Box 8728oston, MA 024

Nae: QUAREY FREDERICK ASA A 096-642-201

Date of this notice 7/30/204

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U.S m Executive Ofce Immiation Review

Decsi o the Bod ommigratin Appeals

Falls Chuch, Viginia 0530

File A096 642 201 Boston,

n re REDECK ASAOUAR EY

MOVAL PROCEEGS

APAL

ate

ON BEHAL O RESPONENT Aled Talor, Esqire

APPLICATIO Continuance

JUL 3 0 214

The esponent, a native and citizen of Ghana, appeas om e ecision of e ImmigationJudge, ate Je 22, 202, dening is request a continance Te reco wil e remandedr her poceedings

We review r cear error the nings of ct, incding te detemination of credibilit,mae b the Immigration Judge 8 CF.R 003()(3)(i) We eview de novo al oer issues,inclding wethe he pies have met e reevant brden of proof, and isses of discretion CF R 0031 (d)(3 )(ii).

otice to ppea was issed in hs case on Jne 26, 2009, and the esponent rstapeared bee the mmigration Jge on Septeme 6, 2009 e next heaig was e on

June 20, 2012, at wch time the espondent state that a visa etton had been led on hisehalf b his aw permanent resient spose it ha not yet een aprove. The esponentwas iven 2 das to repare to pesent s arguments conceng a continuance pursnt tothe citeria established b e Boar See atter of Hashi 24 I& Dec. 75 (I 2009)On Jne 22, 2012, the mmigration Jdge denied te espondent's equest r a continance, ndis reqests r adminisative csre nd vountr depre The respondent as appeaeom this decision

The Immigratin Juge denie the request a continuance r o reasons First, e undhat, ahough the responent a a visa petition led on is eaf, it ha not yet een appovedFe, if it were approve, as is sose is a aw permaent resient, he responent would

not immeiatey be eligibe to adst his stas (IJ. at 3, 6 Tr. at 45, 13 5) n tis regrd,e Immigation Jdge noted e minimal evidence suppoing he bona des of this maage(J at 5-6) Second, the Imigrato Juge consdered te qestinabe natre o herespondent's prior miage. or tis pior miage, he respondent had ed r a Waiver of the

oint Petition to Remove Conditions n Residence (o -751) d tis was denied (.J. at 3-6;Ex. 5) he Depament of Hmeland Sect ("DH) aso oposed the equest acontinuance in the cent poceeding (Tr at 21)

On appea, he responden as sbmitted evidence hat his cent spose as becomea Unted States citizen The respondent, heere, apars statutriy eligble to adust hisstats if is visa petition is appoved. ltoug te ona de nate of this marage is yet to

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b abi e no a a en bo e reo a oy ao a ayconnuanc o gaer inc o uppor h rqu r a coinac Furher DHS ano d any oppoion o appal i uncu coclud a a rman arraIn i rgar w orv a alhou r coul b ueon ocein aliy of reonen' rior maia prou Fo 751 a no ni ba on au. O rmaor Immraon Juge may aluae any iue rlae o rponn ligbliyr ajumen of au; if ia ion a u i no y ajuiae Immraon uoul conr al u rlean o tr y r conuanc ar aane SeeMatter of Hashmi, supra; see also Alsamhouri v. Gonzales 484 . 117 122 1 Cr. 007Matter ofPerez-ndrade 9 &N Dec 43 44 I 187. Ou io o ra rcori no e o rec an oion conce rpo ulma taory biy orany exerci of crio by Imgrao u ca

ORDER: T recor rem r r proce an t nty of a ne ecion

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UNITD STATS DPARTNT OF JSTICXCUTIV OFFIC FOR IMIGRATION RIW

UNITD STATS IIGRATION COURTBOSTON SSACHUSTTS

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ON BHAF OF RSPONDNT: AFD B TAOR

ON BAF OF HS: MISS C. GANANO

OR DCISION OF TH IIRATION JDG

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aegaons n h Noic o ppa an concees he one go

o f eoaiy The esponen aso esignaes hana as he

cony fo emoa pposes This Co heefoe fns ha

emoaiiy has een saishe y eience ha is cea an

conincing, a hs Co wi esignae hana as h cony

fo emoa poses.

The esonen sees a coninaion of hes poceings so

ha an 3 a as fie as wee y his ne af

peanen esien spouse my e ajuicae The Boa of

migaion ppeas in hei ecision in a of ashmi, 2

&N Dec 85 B 209) has se foh aamees ih hich

his Comus se o emin whhe goo cause exiss o

conine poceeings sch as hese poceeings

The Boa has se o fie facos ha sho e

consiee ahogh he Boa aes cea ha he Boa s no

iie o hese facos is is s posiion egaing he

moion o conine n his case, S is oppose Secon,

wheh he nying isa peiion is pma facie apoae.

hi he esponens saoy igiiy fo asen of

sas ouh, whehe he esponens apicaion fo

asmen of sas meis a faoae execise of isceonn fie, he eson fo he coninance an any the eeant

poceua facos n his case, fo e easons se foh

eo his Co fins a goo case oes no eis o

coninue hse poceeings.

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he ourt fnds tht hether or not he uderyng vis

eton is rm fceroble s ultmtely rrelen s

the resondent is not sttutriy elgle for djustmen of

sttus he resondents suse is lfu erment resdet,

nd hough e resondet coneds she hs fled n

cio for ctizenshi, t his ime te resonden is

sttutorily negbe for djstment o f stus. he resonden

conedes tht becse hs sose is legl ermnent resdent,

f is 130 ere roed tody he od not be eligble to

djust his sttus s the vis uers ould not be current

ddtonly ths ourt fnds tht Exhibt No 5 n he

record, the denil of te resondents I75 tht hs Form

I-51, goodfth iver denl, resents sgnfcnt negtve

discreonr fctors n this cse lthugh counse chlenges

those fctors set forth in xhibt No 5, he does so

unconvncngl he rocedur hisory n tis cse s

sgnfcnt, nd therefore bot fcors four nd five s set

forth in tter of shm re reevnt nd Exhbit No 5 is

elen n ths regrd

lthoug the ourt notes tht he resondent did he

reos I-130 roed on hs behf, the Dertment of

oelnd Securty hs, n ery detaile ecision tht four

ges long, dened te resondents good-ft ver reuest,

hs Form I-75 request, on nury 31 202 s request nd

etton by the resondent reted to his rrge to Sonj

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Lafor whch occurre o May 9 2 Wester

Massacsetts. e resoets status was tally ajuste

to tat o a codtoal ermaet resdet o February

e resoet's dvorce from Ms Lafor became fal o

aary 27 21. S coclude that te resodet ad ot

sbmtted s ffcet evece to show tat, r the tme he

a Ms. Laford were marred the created a sared lfe

toeter.

he . S. Ctzesh a Igrato Servces goes o

xhbt No. 5 to ote that the resode testfed before S

that Ms. Lagford was bor New Beford Massachusetts yet

her brt certfcate reflected that she as bor Brockto,

Massacsetts. e exbt oes o to ote that tally the

resoet ad Ms. Lafor fled the jot Form I751 o

aar 22, 2 but ths form was deed beause Ms Laford

faled to aear for the terve.

S otes that ort of te frst Form I75, t

resodet submtted a lease for the resdece at Cotr

Clb Boulevard. S otes that altouh the lease s ate o

May 2 2 the lease lsts a start ate of ue 1 2.

ey o o to ote that as ether te resoet or hs tewfe ee resd the aartmet o ue 1 2. s

screacy the date calls to questo the valdty of the

lease. CIS oes o to ote other cossteces reard the

lease

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he resondent testfed, accordng to Exhbt 5, that

s Langfod as sefemoed bradng har and that she dd

not have any other emoymet oever, accordng to the

bogahc nformaton, Form 3 that s. Lang ford

sbmtted n sot of te etton for aen e tve, the

Form 30 s. angfod ndcted she orked as a saes

eresentatve fo N n Ne Bedfod

he ort otes that S goes on fo sevea moe ages n

ths decson and ths ort, otg that ths s a f exhbt

n ths case, does gve ths docment fl eght he ort

notes consels agents aganst the S dena, bt at the

same tme notes that the resondent s egble fo a reve of

ths 1 dena and he s not seekn that reve before ths

ort hs ort takes that ll nto cosdeaton

he ort takes to cosderton the rocedral hstory

n ths case here the resondent as fst granted condtonal

esdence egardng hs nted States ctzen sose that he s

no dvorced from hat a eek before the aste aendar

hearng, hs ne fe, ho s a lafl ermanent resden, fed

an 130 vsa etton for hm hose docments are contaned

n Exhbt No. 4 he marrage aears to have occred n

r of 2012 o a f mnts ore te ster enr

hearng None of ths covnces the ort that the esondent

has esented ood case to contne these roceedngs fo the

adjudcaton of the I-130 fled by hs lafu ermanent resdent

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souse or al of tose easos this ourt il dey e

resondents request for a coniance

or the reasons set fort ave his Court fids o asis

to aiistratively close hese roceedigs for te eig

I-130 f his Court is ot wilig to contue the

rocedings tha is ease the resondent has ot bee ale

o demostrate good cause to oinue he roceedings for the

adudicatio this Cort is no terefore ilig to

administratively close t oceedig for tat urose

Because te!esod does not esetly have a aroved

I-130 ad ecause even if e did ave an aroved I10 he s

ot eligible to adust hi satus his alicatio to adst

saus is retermited

Lastly the resodet as alied for volutary dearture

nder Sectio 240B( tat is volutary deartre at the

conclusio of roceedigs s DH as arge te resondent

as faied to demonstrate hi satutory eligibility for tis

reief The resodet ust demonstrate tha he has been

ysicay resent i t ied Stat for a eriod of at least

one year iediately recedig te date the Notice to ear was

sved he must deonstae at he is ad as ee a eson ofgood moral character o a least five eas diatel te

aies alicatio for volutary dearture he mst demostrate

tat he is ot deortale uder Sectio 27a (2 () (iii or

Section 27(a(4, and e t estabish y clear ad convicing

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edence that he has te eans to depart the Unted States and

ntends to do so ddtonall, an alen permted o deart

olnarl nder ths sbsecton shall be eqed to ost a

oltar deartre ond

The responden as not demosrated hs wllngness o hs

ablt to pos hat bod hereore, alto ths Cor

consders the responden's eso reardn hs olntar

departre applcaton, hs Cor nds that he as not

deonstrated hs stautor elgbt or olunar departre

ereore, ts Cort wll den he respondent's olntar

departe alcaon nder Secton 240B(b o the ct

he espondent has apled or no other rele n ths

case, and thereore ths Cor wl order he respondent reoed

rom the nd Staes o aa ased po the one carge

contaned n the Notce to pear at Ex o 1

Ths Cot oes oe tha e resondents curret we was

not aalale to e presen at the hearn toda Howeer, ths

Cort nds a een were hs we peset toda ad een wee

the responden o demonsrae ht hs crrent arrage s ona

de and hat he sa eton s prma ace approale, hat

chanes nothng n eards o e Co's aoe ndng

Tereore, ths Court ds that the act tha the respondents

we was not aalale toda does not act n an wa hs

Cot's decso and wold o chane ts Co's decson

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IT IS HEREY OREE tat t rspondens requst o

ontnu these proceedngs e a d s r dend

IT IS RER ORERE that the respondnts reqest to

admnstra cos tse proedngs e and s r

dend.

I IS RTER ORERED tat te rspondens appcaon fr

adustmet o status e and s re preermd

IT IS RER ORERE that th rspondnts appcaon or

ontar departr ud Scton 2) e, and s her

dned

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CERIFICAE PAE

I here er tat e attaed rceedg ere J

MAHEW J DAEO, the atter :

FREERICK ASA QARTEY

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