United States Second Circuit

Any alien who makes false oral statements under oath during an asylum interview with the subjective intent of obtaining immigration benefits is per se ineligible for suspension of deportation due to want of "good moral character."

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/14/2005
• Published 04/14/2005

Judges

• KATZMANN, Circuit Judge., Before:  LEVAL, CABRANES, KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Appearing for Petitioner:  Stanley H. Wallenstein (Alan Michael Strauss, of counsel), Law Office of Stanley H. Wallenstein, New York, NY.


• For Appellees:
  
• Appearing for Respondent:  Andrew M. McNeela, Assistant United States Attorney (James L. Cott, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel) for David N. Kelley, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.