United States Ninth Circuit

An alien's eligibility for a waiver of deportation did not depend upon his terminated relationship with his first wife in a sham marriage, but rather could be established through his relationship with his current wife in a valid marriage.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/06/2002
• Decided 07/16/2002
• Published 07/16/2002

Judges

• CANBY, Circuit Judge., Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Antonio Salazar,Salazar Law Offices, Seattle, WA (Daniel Hoyt Smith, MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless, on the brief, Seattle, WA), for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cathy Appling, Thankful Vanderstar, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.