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Yohannes v. Holder, No. 08-3519

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In a petition for review of the BIA's order denying petitioner a waiver of the spousal joint-filing requirement for removal of the conditions on his permanent resident status, the petition is denied where: 1) petitioner produced virtually no documentation in support of his claim of a bona fide marriage; and 2) the Immigration Judge's discussion of extreme hardship was brief, but her reasoning was sufficiently clear and supported by the evidence.

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Appellate Information

Submitted: September 22, 2009

Filed: November 5, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Wollman


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