United States Fifth Circuit

Petition for review of a decision, which found petitioner removable and denied his application for status adjustment because he had made a false claim to U.S. citizenship to gain employment, is denied where: 1) sufficient evidence clearly supported an IJ's finding that petitioner falsely represented to employers that he was a U.S. citizen; and 2) the BIA reasonably found that private sector employment was a "purpose or benefit" under 8 U.S.C. section 1227(a)(3)(D).

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2007
• Published 06/26/2007

Judges

• GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, BARKSDALE and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Angie N. N'Duka, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald Anthony Couvillon, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Linda Susan Wendtland, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Alberto R. Gonzales, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Anne M. Estrada, U.S. I.N.S., Dallas, TX, Trey Lund, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Field Office Director, Attn:  Carl Perry, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.