United States First Circuit

Petition to review decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding petitioner removable for overstaying his visa and for falsely representing himself to be a U.S. citizen is denied over claims that: 1) the Immigration Judge (IJ) erred in relying on the testimony of the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) officers and on petitioner's sworn statement because that evidence was unreliable due to petitioner's limited understanding of English; and 2) petitioner was not removable because even if he made what could be viewed as a false claim, petitioner recanted his false claim of citizenship.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/22/2008
• Published 12/22/2008

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• United States First Circuit

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