United States Sixth Circuit

Petition for review of BIA's decision to uphold an IJ's finding that Syrian petitioner's former marriage to a US citizen was a sham is denied as the marriage was entered into in an attempt to allow him to remain in the United States, and thus the IJ's ruling that petitioner is removable under section 237(a)(1) was supported by substantial evidence. Petitioner's remaining claims are rejected.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/16/2009
• Decided 09/15/2009
• Published 09/15/2009

Judges

• Before MOORE, GIBBONS, and FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Russell R. Abrutyn, Marshal E. Hyman & Associates, PC, Troy, Michigan, for Petitioner. Jesse Lloyd Busen, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF:Russell R. Abrutyn, Marshal E. Hyman, Marshal E. Hyman & Associates, PC, Troy, Michigan, for Petitioner. Jesse Lloyd Busen, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.