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Cite as: Elena Hernandez-Hernandez, A074 571 777 (BIA Mar. 31, 2014)
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File A074 571 777 Dlas, TX re: ENA HENNDEZENNDEZ EMOVAL PROCEEGS APEL Dae ON BEHAF OF RSOENT: elisa uj, squire N BEHALF F DHS ichelle AencCoy Assistt Chif Counse PPCATION: Adsn f satus
MAR 31
2014
The espondent, a ave citizen of Mexico, has led appeal om the aio Juges decsio datd February 23, 212, denng her pictio dusme of tas ner section 245(i) o the mmiaion d Ntioality Act,
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S § 1255(i), he exercise of discon We wil em the case to the Immiaion Jdge h poceedigs The spondet ues o ppeal tat te Imiatin Judges discreton denial of her appaio to adst stau wa eoous a bse o discretio d sh be vesed. Specicaly, e espondent argues hat the Imiation Judge eed in (1) denyng he plicio psut to
Matter of Almanz,
24 &N Dec. 771 A 2009), o e basi of her puote ilure o comply wih he Cou' isctions, i (2) o weig he posive eqies prsent in her case ags er negative ctors, as s h i
Mater of rai,
13 I&N ec 4 BA 170)
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espondent Appe Bief a 4-7 The repondet as h he c in h ca die m ose in
Mater of lmanza, supra,
i tha, ta case, the alien did not submit te documeaion tt was specically requested o
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d gave no reson ing to do so He, the respode gue at he di e subsania tep o comy w the pecic insctions the mition Jdge gve her on Novmber 19, 20, cldig hirng a pper on Dcembe 21, 2010, to prepe her income tx re, oing a tax
number, payng poio of bil h receive om e Inteal Reveue Serice
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in Febary 2010, d binng o cou documents evidencin he atios s took o comply wih t mition Jdg's itcions The repondn manns mition udge s to cep e ocens se ru o c on Apil 21, 201 {T. at 53), onsie esons r no having lly comid with e insucions he gave e was not eonabl T eponden he gue hat th miaion Judge di ot weig her key negativ cto of no havng le es in the Unte States an h my positive eqties, wc ince her 20-pls ys ng n the Ute Sae wih similly lng histoy f stale empln, r aving w United States ciizen chien, d e lk o a i cordng o e esponde, d e o uge weie ll te poiive d neaive ctos in er cse, he wod ave und tha e posive cto pvaile i her vor
Cite as: Elena Hernandez-Hernandez, A074 571 777 (BIA Mar. 31, 2014)
)
A074 51 7 We aee with the ation Judge at he respondent di not show compice wit his isctions espite the ve-mont continuce he ted her on November 9, 2010. Specicaly the responent d not brig to cor on pril 21, 2011, evidence at she had eer pa al her einquent tes or estabished a pament p wth the S d complete e rst o paments Nor did she ring evidence at she ed her 2005 ncome t re (J. at 83; Tr at 444 5053). However, we aee w e respodent at the cts n her case der omewht om ose n
Maer of lmana supra
so at t woud have een reasonble r e Iaton Judge to at least accept the evidece she brout to co on Apri 2, 201, d proceed wth e adjucaton of her applcaton r adjsent of status We ao aee wth e respondent at the mmiaio Judge' decsion shoud have incude yss o e postve d negatve euities in the respondents cse
Maer of ra
3 I&N Dec 494 (BA 90) As uch, we wi remd te case r the maton Judge to gve both pes oer opporunty o umt aional evidence pernent o the ssue of the repondent' egt r djusen of status as a aer of dscreton ereer sue a new decson at incudes ayss of e potive d negve euties in e repondens cse owever we express no opon regding he tmate outcome o these removal proceedig t the present me
ee Maer of L0G-
21 I&N ec 43 (B 1996) ccordngy e lowng orer ha be etered. ORDER: Te case is remed to the wt the regoing opinion. igraon Judge r her proceedings consstent 2
Cite as: Elena Hernandez-Hernandez, A074 571 777 (BIA Mar. 31, 2014)
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