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Stanton, James A., Esq.Stanton Law Group900 Fort Steet, Suite 1110Honoluu, HI 96813

US rm of ic

Executive Oce r Immigration Review

Bard Iigratin ealOce the Clerk

507 lesburg Pik, Sut 2000Fas Church Vgna 220J

OHS/CE ce of Chief Counse - HN595 Aa Moana BoulevadHonolulu, H 96813-4999

Name: ESPI I, VICENTE SMERA A 087-081-219

Date of this notice 8/5/2013

Enclosed is a copy of the Board's decision and order n the above-rerenced case.

ncosure

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Sincerely,

D cDonna CarrChie Clerk

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ITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEEXECUIVE OFFICE FOR IIGTION REVIEW

ITED STATES IMMIGTION COURTHONOLULU AWAII

File A087081219

In the Matter of

VICENTE SOMERA ESPINO II

ESPONDENT

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ebruary 23, 2012

IN REMOVAL PROCEEDIS

CHARGES: Section 237{a 1 {B of the Immigration andationality Act; Section 237a 3 D of theImmigration and Nationality Act.

APPLICATIONS:

ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT: JAMES A STTON

ON BELF O DS: CHDI LAYTEY

ORAL DEISION O THE MMITION JUDGE

The respondent is aear-od, unmarried male whois a native and citizen ofritilippines The Department ofHomeland Security issued a Notice to Appear to the respondent onune 7, 2010. This Notice to Appear was filed with the

Immgration Court on June 7 2010 vesting jurisdiction with

the Imgration Cort Service of the Notice to Appear and


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ursdc has t bee cested ths maer. The tce

t Apper ws marked as Exhbt

At mser cledr herg the respdet admtted

fur facual allgats deyg he ffth fctul llegt;

the respdet cceded remvblty uder Sec 237() ( ) (B)

f the Immgrat ad talty Act ha afer dmss

as a mmgrt uder Sect (a) ( 5) f the Act, the

respdet hd remed the Uted Sttes fr tme lger

th permtted, vlt f ths Ac r y ther law f the

UedSates. The eprtme f Hmelad Securty, supprt

f the tw chrges f remvblty ldged fve fctul

llegs. The epartmet lleges tha the respde s t

cze r al f the Uted Saes ad s a tve f

the Phlppes ad a ctze f the Phlppes; tht the

respdet ws admed the Uted Saes a S Frcsc

Calfr r abu July 2 2003 s a mmgrt

wth uthrza t rem the Uted Ses fr

emprary perd t t eceed vember , 2003; d tht the

respdet remed the Uted Saes beyd vember ,

2003, wthut auhrzat frm the Immgrat d

Nauralzt Sevce r ts success he epartme f

melad ecury The ce t Apper further alleges th

r abut ury 2007 he respdet msrepreseted hmself t

be ctze f the Uted Sttes fr purpses f gag

emplyme by submtg Frm I9 Emplymet Elgblty

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Verifictio d ttetig to be citie or tiol of te

Uited Ste. Te Court did ot rule o removbility uder te

Sectio 237) (3) (D) crge.

The Court took tetimoy from the repodet d i

dugter d coidered te followig evidece i te record

Exibit 1, te Notice to Apper dted Jue 7 2010; Exibit 2

te erig otice of erig o uly 13 2010; Exibit 3

deciio o pplictio for ttu permet reidet;

Exhibit 4 documet etitled Motio to eope Removl

roceedig ecid I Abeti Order of emovl Cge Veue

to te Office of Immigrtio Court i Hoolulu Hwi d

Apper Telepoiclly; Exibit 5 order geerted by te

Court moio to reope; Exibit 6 motio to reope d cge

veue; Exhibit 7 documet etited epodet irt Herig

Exibit; Exhibit 8 documet etitled S eprtmet of

Homeld ecurity Evidece certificte of ervice of Novmber

30 2011; Exibit 9 repodet' motio to dimi crg 2 i

repodet' ue 7 2010 Notice to Apper Exibit 10 orm I

693 eport of Medicl Exmitio; Exibit 11 epodet

Secod Herig Exibit Exibit 12 epodet Tird Hrig

Exibit; Exibit 13 ttcmet to or 485; Eibit 14

deciio o pplictio to rgiter prmet ridece

STATEMENT O THE W

Adjutmet of ttu i vilble to lie wo A)

bee ipected d dmitted or proled ito te Uited

A0870812193

ebrury 23 2012


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State } i eligible to eeive an immigant via beaue he

o he ha an aoved via etition C} an immigant via i

immediately available a the time the aliation i filed,

beaue the etitione ioty date, i aliable, i

uent and, } i admiible to the United State fo

emanent eidene. See Setion 24a} of the At. A

adjutment of tatu i a dietionay fom of elief the

alien mut alo how he meit a favoable eeie of

dietion. See Matte of ate, 1 I& e 59 IA 980}.

The eondent ae ome to the attention of the

eatment of omeland Seuity duing an inteview in hih the

eondent identifie that he filled out a Fom I-9 whee he

heked the fit bo of the Fom I-9. The eondent i

attending an inteview with an adjudiation offie. The

eondent attend thi inteview with hi daghte and an

attoney. A the tetimony eflet, the eondent a engaged

in a ommniation with the adjudiation offie whee the

eondent eount heng the bo 1 of the Fom I-9, hih

indiate that the eon would be a itizen o national of the

United State. The eondent tetifie that a he wa dieted

o ign o hek tha bo, he hught that he may be a natonl

of the nited State d he eondent tetifie that he

neve intended to laim to be a United State itizen. The

eondent alo tetifie that he wa unawae that it ould be

illegal to laim to be a United State itizen. The eondent

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who seaks Engish was educated in Engish in high schoo and

also through most of college as the resondent has indicated

that he amost obtained degree in college but stoed short a

few units he resondent tesified today in Engish. he

Court has no reason to beiee that the resondent does not hae

a thorough understanding and areciation of Engish

he resondent was first emoyed in the United Sttes

in 1986 he resondet has testified that he had suervisor

resonsibility oer six emoyees. he resondent has had at

lest three jobs in the United States that the Court is aware

of he resondent is confronted with a sworn statement that

was roduced after an interiew with an adjudications officer

in which the resondent initias and dates each ine contained

in the sworn statemen he resondent testifies that he knew

the information was wrong but signed it and initialed and dated

the document because he erson tht asked him to do that was in

osition of authoriy. he resondent signed initiaed nd

dated this doument with his daughter being resent who works

at the U S Posta Seice with an attorney being resent nd

no one raised any issues rlting to the information contained

i he sworn stemen aryg fro he information that the

resondent rovided during the course of the interview

he ourt considered the resondents argument s the

resondent cites memos within the eartment of Homeand

Security or Immigration and Naturalization Service relting to

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sworn statements, and aso Form I-9s Te Court did not fin,

based upon te evidence tat was presented, tat te resondent

was removabe as carged under 237(a} (3) (}, or tat aegation

s was factuay accurate. As suc, te Court did not sustain

aegation 5 or te corresponding carge

Te Court took testimony, as is consistent wit te

appication for adustment of status Te Court ad te

oportunity to observe te respondent Te Court woud find

tat te respondent did not testify crediby today Te

respondent articuates tat e tougt e was a US nationa or

tat e coud be a US nationa, simpy because someone

informed im to ceck te bo, tat te responent testifies

tat e did so because tat person was in a position of

autority and e was an apicant for a ob, and tat e wanted

tat ob Te Court woud find tat te respondent did ceck

tat bo to receive a benefit of empoyment. Wat was uncear,

and te reason wy te Court did not sustain te aegation an

carge, was weter or not te respondent was making a fase

caim as a United States citizen, or weter or not e was

caiming to be a nationa In te event tat te respondent was

caiming to be a nationa, te esondent woud be eigibe for

te reief sougt owever, wit the respondents testimony

reating to is representations to te adudicating officer, it

is cear te resondent rovided testimony reating to a U. S

citizen issue, and not a US. nationa issue Te Court draws

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ths concluson bcuse the rspondent attnds hs ntrvew

wth hs daughter nd wth n ttorny, ll of whch had the

opportunty to revw, evlute comment, report dversely, f

the djudcatng offcer hd performed or commtted wh would

ultmatly be fraud n ther msrpresentton n memorlzng

he nformaton tt the respondent hd testfed to durng the

ntervw Th rspondent hs not fled complnt agnst th

adjudctng offce The respondnts dughter, who s a US.ostl Srvce employee, who cknowledgs the understndng of

the blty to fle complnts gnst federl government

employees, and th espondents ttorney, who ws present durng

the ntervew, nd lso present durng the sgnng of th sworn

sttmnt, whch, ccordng to the respondent, s materlly

dffernt from tht whch he made representatons to n ths

ntervew The ourt has not been provded wth any

documentton reltng to ny coplnts fld wth the

adjudcatons offcer or the ttorney tht was ppearng wth

th rspondent Ths case s recent n the grnd scheme of

thngs. The respondnts applcton ws dened on ay 2009

It s ute possble, and mybe even probble lthough th

record does not rflect) , tht th djudctng offcer s tll

wth USS owv, sd upon the nformton that has ben

presented, the ourt would fnd tht the rspondent has fled

to stblsh tha h dd not present false clm to obtn

employent at ury Schwepps.

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Te Court, a uc, woul tur to weter or ot te

repoet applicatio oul be grate. he Court woul

fi tat, a a atter of law, it houl be eie e Court

woul tur to weter or ot te repoet e grate

autet of tatu a a atter of icretio. Te Court, i

evaluatig te poitive a te egative factor i the

repoet' cae repoet ot avig a criial recor,

the repoet payig taxe e Court woul alo evaluate acoier the fact that te repoet ha a Uite tate

citize aughter a i cilre i te Uite tate. he

Court woul fi, bae upo te repoet tetio a

repreetatio, or ore pecifically irepreetatio, i

thee proceeig toa that the repoet houl be eie

ajutet of tatu, a a atter of icretio.

Te Court tur to weter or ot te repoet

houl be grate volutar eparture The Court woul fi

that tere are o tatuto bar eliiatig the repoet fro

eligibilit for volutar eparture. he repoet ha bee i

te Uite tate for a perio of tie, a oe ave chilre

i te Uite tate. he Court woul grat te repoet

reuet for volutar eparture ver te epartet of oea

ecurity obectio, requirig tat the repoet pot a $50

volutar eparture bo withi five buie ay, a

requirig tat the repoet epart the Uite tate witi 0

a of toay hearig. he eparture ate beig Marc 2,

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212

ORDER

I IS THEREFORE ORDERED ha he epoe

appao fo ajume of au be ee ha he

epoe ee fo vouay epaue be gae

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CERTIFICATE PGE

I hereby cetfy that the attached proceeding before JUDE

CLRENCE M. WAGNER the matter of:

VICENTE SOMER ESPINO III

A087-081219

HONOLULU HWAI

s a accuate vebatim transcpt of the ecodg as poved

by te Executve Offce fo Imgato Reew and that ths s

the ognal tanscpt theeo or the fle of the Eecutve

Offce for Immigation Review.

ASLEY GITER (Transcbe)

DEPOSITION SRVICES nc

MCH 30 2012

Completon ate)

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