Antonio Moscol-Bernard, A035 047 966 (BIA June 25, 2013)

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MOSCOL-BERNARD, ANTONIOA035-047966c146 CCA ROADLUMPKIN GA 31815

US Departmen fustice

Executive Oce r Immigation Review

Boad oIgao AppalsOc o h Clk

5107 Leburg Pk Suit 2000Fl Church, Vrgin 2204/

HS/ICE Oice of Chief Counsel - SC146 CCA Roadumpkin GA 31815

Name: MOSCOLBERNARD ANTONIO A 035047-966

Date of this notice /25/2013

Encosed s a copy of the Board's decision and order n te above-efeenced case.

closure

Mmb:Pul Rg

Sincerely,

D CaDon CarrChief Clerk

Tanm Dkt

Cite as: Antonio Moscol-Bernard, A035 047 966 (BIA June 25, 2013)


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US Deprmen fusiceExecutiv O r Immigration Review

Deison of he Boad ofmmigaton Appeals

Fa Churc, Vrgnia 2204

Fe: A035 047 966 Lumpkn GA

In re: ANTONIO MOSCOLENA

IN EMOVAL POCEEINGS

APPEAL

ON EHAF OF SPONENT: Pro se

ON EHALF OF S: Sara MazzeAssstant Che Consel

CHARGE

ate:

otce: Sec 237(a)(2)(A)() &N Act [8 USC 1227(a)(2)(A)()] Convcted o aggravated eony

APPICATION: Termnaton o proceedngs

JUN . 5 2013

The respondent appeals the Immaton Judges Januay 25, 2013 decson denyng hsmoton to tenate proceedngs based on hs clam o devatve ctzenshp through hsmothers naturazaon n 184 under er secton 321 (a)(3) o the Immgraton and

Natonaty Act 8 USC 1432(a)(3) The appeal l be dsmssed

The only ssue n ths appeal s hether the respondent as egtmated by hs ther nPanama r purposes o hs havng derved Unted States ctzenshp though hs mothersnatualzaton n 184 (J at 5-7) In her decson the Immgraton Judge concluded therespondent had not met hs burden o proo under rmer secton 321(a)(3) o the Act based onsubsantal evdence n the record shong tat the delayed brth cecae ssued r therespondent n Panama n 1971 and contanng bot hs mothers and ters names s vad (at 57) See Matter of Sinclair 13 I&N ec 613 (IA 1970); see aso Matter of Maloney,16 &N ec 650 (IA 1978) In ths regard he Immaton Judge cted te evdencesubmted by te goveent n the o the respondents Form FS511 hs thers Fo

N550 and te records om he Unted Sates Ctzenshp and Immgraon Seces ("USCIS)regadng hs hers mmaton hstoy ( a 3 and 6) he Imaton Judge aso undthat the ssues regarng the spen o he last name o the respondent and hs ter contnen the evdence ere technca ssues rather than substantve and do no sho the delayed brthcertcate s no vad (J at 6)

On appea the respondent makes numerous argments regardng the Immgraton Judgesconclusons and the evdence n the record Notably the majorty o the agments made by teresponden rely on s ulty premse that the epaent o omeland Securty ("H) hadthe burden to prove by clea and convncng evdence to sho tha he respondent s not aUned Staes ctzen See Respondents e at 1315 18 2021 In ths regard e pont out



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a, wee a cae nvove a cam o devave czenp, a ee, a peon o aoad oode o e Uned Sae, pemed o e an alen See Mae of Tena-Vllaeal 13&N Dec 327 33 (BIA 1969 (nea caon omed e eponden doe no dpe n Panama T, e ea e den o eang clam o devave czenp ya pepondeance o cedle evdence See d; see also Matte of Baes-Laos 24 &N Dec467 (BIA 28 A c e eponden agmen a e Immgaon Jdge mpopelyed e den o poo o m and a e DS wa eqed pove e wa no egmaednde econ 32(a(3 o e Ac ae wo me See Reponden Be a 135 Lkewe,e eponden aeon a e wa no eqed o povde any evdence alo wo meSee Reponden Be a 18

We now o e evdence n e ecod Te DS med e eponden eUSCIS ecod e Fom N-55 (Applcaon Cecae o Czenp ownFom FS511 wc e ed o ene e Uned Sae a a law peanen eden onApl 3, 1975; ad, a delayed cecae ed n Panama n 1971, 4 yea ae eeponden conanng e ame o e eponden moe and e name o eeponden e a Anono Moco (J a 3 Te eponden med a deenPanama cetcae owing e name a Aono Maco a copy o a cecae e cam oe and a g cool dencaon cad om ew Yo (J a3 A nd y te Immgaon Jdge e eponden e name appea on e tcecae e a een legmaed accodng o e aw o Panama (J a 5 See Matte ofMaloney supa oweve, we ave eld a a deayed cecae doe no neceaypovde conclve poo o paey See Mae of Bueno-Almone 2 &N ec 129(BIA 1997 Rae a deayed t cetcae m e evalaed n g o oe evdence n eecod and e ccmance o e cae (J a 56 See d.

Te eponden conend e delayed t cecae no vald ecae e ame e M--SCL weea e claim e ame MAS-C--L Indeed,ee deen peng ae eeced n e evdence peened (J a 6 oweve, a nd ye Immgaon Jdge evew o e evdence n eney ppo e deemnaon ae deen pelng e e el o a ecnca, no anve, e (J a 6 See d Foeample, e USCIS ecod povded y e S ow e eponden e ame M--S-C--L e ow e e o e ala M-A-SCL and e eponden ownFS51, wc e ed o ene e Uned Sae ndcae own name a MS-CLwle g coo dencaon cad ow e name M-A-S-CL (J a 6 Fe,wle e eponden age e delayed cecae wa no popey aencaed nde8 CFR 12876(a (213 we noe a e docmen, e copy o wc n, appea oconan an oca ea om e Panamanan goveen T cen See Matte ofD-R-25 &N Dec 445 (BIA 21 We alo nd notale a e eponden moe wo eden New Yok, wa poenaed y e Imgaon Co dd no appea o anae eeonen cam an e no ode any oe edence o ole e epondenclam (IJ a 7

Unde ee ccmance we agee e eponden a no me den o poo nealng e deived Uned Sae czenp nde me econ 32(a(3 o e Acog moe naalzaon n 984 ecae e evdence n e ecod ncae e wa

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ARGS: Secto 237(a(2(A( of the Immato d Natoal Act ("Act o"INA as ameded that at tme ae admsso Respodetbee covcted of a aggaated felo as deed secto

10(a(43(B of the Act a oese elatg to the llct ckg acoolled subsce as descbed n secto 102 of the CoolledSubstaces Act cudg a dg tackg cme as deed secto2(c of Tte 18 Uted States Code.

APPLATON: Secto 32(a(3 of the Act ostCocso Voluta Dep

APPAANS

ON BALF OF TE SPONDEN:

Pro Se

ON BALF OF T GOVENT

Assstat Chef CouseDepmet of Homeld Sect146 CCA RoadLumpk Geoga 3185

DESON AND OD OF T MIRATON DG

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Respodet s a mae ave d cte of a. Respodet was admtted theUnted States at New Yok New Yok o Apl 3 75 as a lawl peaet esdet. On

Novembe 1 207 espodet was covcted the ted Stes Dstct Cou of NohCola the oese of Dsbuto of Moe tha Fve Gams of a Coolled Substace towt Cocane Base Cack n oaton of secton 84 a of Tte 2 of te Uted StatesCode. See Ex

O Je 8 202 te Depamet of Homelad Secu ("Depamet o "DHStated mova poceedgs agast Respodet hogh ts ssce of a Notice to Appea("NTA The Depaet chaged Respodet wth emovabl pusut to seco237(a(2(A( hat at a tme ae admsso espodet h bee covcted of

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maggavated feo as deed secto 10(a(43(B of the Ac, a oese elatg to e llcttcg a cooed substace, as descbed seco 102 of te Coolled SubtacesAct, cludg a dg tacg cme, as deed secto 924(c of Tle 18 of e UtedSates Code

O ue 20, 2012, Respodet appeaed bee the Cou, pros s tal mtecaeda eag. Respodet aeged e deved Uted States cteshp om s motepusuat to e ataato, ad e foed te Cout of s dese to seek eef accodg.Te Cout adjoed te case to pet the Depatmet tme to evauate Respodet's clm toted States cshp, well as to pemt Respodet tme to dde f he desedepesetato b cousel.

O Ju 2, 2012, Respodet appeaed, pro s a mate calea eag. TeDepmet foed te Cou tat, pusut s evew of Respodets clam to cteshp,as wel a evauao of te mate b the Oces of Chef Couse, t was deteed thatRespodetdd ot deve Uted States ctehp om hs mothe.

O Ju 3, 2012, te Depatmet submtted a osto Statemet Regdg teRespodet's Clam to Uted States Cesp (oso Statemet dcatg Respodetdd ot deve ceshp om s mohe, as Respodet was bo out of wedlock ad spatet was etablshed b letmato po to he aalo te Uted States, whchedes elgble elef ude the applcabe law - secto 321(a(3 of e Act. TeDepet aso submted a taslated cop of Respodet's delaed b cecate. TeCou adjoed he case to evew Respodets cam, a well a to pet Respodet me toeta cousel.

Respodet appeaed, pos a mate caleda eag o ul 31, 2012. The Cou

advsed Respodet at, ode to attempt to substtate hs clam to Ued Statesctsp, he mght le wt Uted Sates Ctesp ad Immgato Seces (USCS, o to obta a Uted States passpo Te Cout adjoued the case to pet Respodet tmeto do so, as well as to eta couse.

O Octobe 1 2012, Respodet appeaed, pro s a mate caleda heag.Respodet foed te Cot hat e dd ot e a cam ted Staes ctsp wthUSCS ad e d ot obta a Uted States papo. Respodet gued he met s bude tosow e s a ce d he eed ot submt te aemeoed a esult. Respodet ddpovde te Cou wh s motes addess, as s mothe lves New ok, ad coudpotetall assst Respodet wth hs cam, va tesmo o evdece. The Co povded

Respodet a Fo N660, Appcao Cecate of Ctesp (Fom N660. e Coutadjoed the case to pet Respodet tme to complete te Fo N660 d to ssue asbpoea to Resodet's mote.

O Octobe 3, 202, the Cou ssued a Subpoea to Respodets mote MeeBead - to appe bee te Cou o Octobe 23, 2012 ad peset a evdece elatg toRespodet's clam to ted States ctesp.

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The Depaent subed additional Posion Statement on October 16, 2012, again

opnng Respondent is not entitled to derivave citinship in he United States bsed on theapplicable laws in Panaa.

On October 23, 2012, Respondent led a Motion r Teination of Removal

Proceedings ("Motion r eination), werein e caimed that he acquired ciizenshippursant to er section 321(a)(3) of the Act, bsed on the nauralization of is moher in984 Respondent submited no evidence to ts eect he Cour denied Respondent's motion

Also on October 23, 202 Respondent's moer faed to appe bere te Cort asdirected by te Subpoena O November 6, 2012, te envelope contnng the Subpoea wasreued to the Court marke Unclaimed and AEMPED NO KNOWN

On November , 2012, Respondent submitted n Objection to he Admission of DHSPosion Statement (Obection to Adission''), werein Respondent contended he ws not gvenan opportuny to respond to e Posion Statement Respondent's case wa agan ret

On Noember 5, 202, Respondent appeed, r se, a mste calend hearngRespondent submitted is Response to DHS Position Statement Regding the Respondent'sUnie States Citizenship Clam (Response to Position Satement), agn aeging he acuredcitinship under er secion 321(a)(3) of the Act Yet again, Respondent submited noevidence addition, Respondent's mother neither appered bere the Court nor submied anydocuments or letter on Respondent's behaf Purut to Respondent's Objection to Admission,the Cou djoed he case to peit Respondent tie to review te Position Statementsubmitted by the Deparment

On Jnuay 6, 203, Respondent ppeaed, ro s, r is individa merts hearng

Respondent infored the Cour tat, despite e Court's repeat reuests, he ie to le eiher acaim r citizensp with USCIS or apy r a United States passpo Respondent submed tothe Cour he llong: a copy of his appent birh certcate o Pana, which is nottrnslated; a copy of a docment puported to be hs broher's birh cercate om BrookynNew Yor; d a copy of a hi schoo idencation cd om Brookyn, New York whichbes an ncle picre d siature, ostensibly Respondent's likeness nd siatre heDepent also submited the lowing in evidence a USCIS Cenal Index System recordregding Repondent's her; Respondent's faher's Fo N-550 Cercate of Naturaltion;d, Respondent's Fo FS51 mit Vis and Alien Regisration (FS-51) Following

he submission of evdence Respondent ague e inaccracy of his her's name on te birhceicate submied by he Depatment Respondent also claimed his ther ws in the Unite

Sates in 171, nd, s result, he could not ave established Respondent's pateiy byegitimation in Paa

Additionaly, at the individua merts eaing Respondent admied aegations tree dur he Court susaied the alegations of fact ad he charge of removabii sustaned bycle d convincing evidence he Cou designated Panama a the country of removal, andund Respondent removable to Panaa based on the charge contained n the NA Of note,

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'.Respondent's motr never appeared bere te Cour to validate Responent's clais nor ddshe subit y evience on Responents beaf

At te clos of evience, the Cou reserved wien decision Th Cou as nowconsidered te guments of bo pies an te entire record carelly Al evience as been

considered even if not specically discussed er in tis ision For the reasons set below te Cou wl eny Responents claim of erivative United States citizensip

DISCSSIO

A Scion 321(a)(3 of h Ac

e Deparnt carres the burdn of proof to establis alinage by ce an convincingvence S Mat ofTina-laal 13 I&N Dec 327 (BIA 1969); alo 8 CFR 12408(a) Sction 10(a)(3) of t Act enes "aien as any person not a citzn ornatioa of te Unite Stats Citizenshp and nationaiy are acqired ony by bi or

ataiion S att ofNaAcota 23 &N Dec 586 (BIA 2003) Thre is apresumpon of aienage r prsons bo aboa S att oTina/laal 13 &NDc at 330 (citingMatt ofAM, 7 I&N Dc 332 336 (BIA 1956) and Untd Stat x l.Rongtt v. Nlly 207 F2 281-284 (7th Cir 193)) Upon proof of alienage by teDepamnt, if tere is a claim of derivative citizensip, tn te buden sis to the respondentto go rward wit evince to subsantiate is or r caim S id; alo at ofCantu17 &N Dec 190 194 (A 1978) To deteine if an individua dered citzensip tough apent's nauraization te aw in eect wen te ast materia conition was mt gnralyconos S at ofRodiguzTjdo 23 & Dec 153 (BA 2001); alo att ofL7 &N Dec 512 (C 1957) us, in the instt atter Respondent claims devavecitizns r er sction 32l(a) of te Act prsut to s mor's natraion in e

Untd States

Tough repeaed er section 32(a) of the Act states tat "a cld bo outside of tUnted Sates of aien parents "becomes a citizen upon te lllment of te owngconditions: (1) the natuaization of bot parnts or (2) e natralization of te suviving parentif one of the parents is ecease; or (3) e nataition of th pant having lga cusoy of

the child when thre as ben a legal sepaation of th pats or natalion of th mohrif te cl was bo out of wlock d the pateity of t chl has not ben esabis byleimaon and if (4) sc natralition takes lace whie sch ci is er th age ofighteen years; ad (5) suc child is residing in te Unte States psuant to a awl assionr pent resience at te tme of e naturization of te parnt last natraized nder

clause (1) of tis subsection or te paent naturalized ndr clase (2) or (3) of his sbstonorthrar bs to si peanently in te United States wie der te age of eiteenyears S NA 32 a) )3) 2000) alo at ofRow 3 &N Dec 962 (BA 2006

Hr, Responent amits, a s bir cricate cooborates, the ct e was bo inPa on Augst 13 1967 Ter is no inication in te vidence of rcord that Respondentspnts were mi whn he was bo; Responents bi ceicat is sint in ths espct;an, Responnt inicated is paents wre never mae S esponse to DHS Position

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Sttment. n ition, esponent's FS511 inictes his mother ws not mrrie prior to hern ito te ite Stts Ths, it ppes to the Cot that esponent ws o ot ofeock. ition, the evience of recor inictes esponent ws te lwpent resinc stts hen e entere the Unite Sttes on April 13 1975. ,esponent's moter nlie i the nite States on Fe 14 194, when esponentw sixteen yers ol Accorngly, esponent ws ner iteen yers ol when s mothernrlie, n e ws resiing in he nite Sttes prsnt to lwl mission rpeannt resiene when his mother nrlie See INA 321))5) 2). Ths inli of the fct esponent ws o ot of welock, he mst erive citinship om his mothernr er secton 321)3) of the Act. Accoringly th remiing iqiy is wetheresponents ptety ws estlishe y legimtion prior to his moers nlition. SeeIA 321)3) 2000).

espondent is no ligible for Derivave Ctenshp Because HPaeity was sablishe by Letmation.

esponnt oes not stis the reqisites of er section 321)3) of the Act, s hisptet was estlise y legitmtion prior to is mothers nrliztion in the nite Sttes.e evience o recor ontins nslte copy of esponent's elye irth certicteiss Jly 27 1971 tee yes er esponents i. See Position Stement Exh. A. Thei ceticte nes esponent's mother: Mele Ameli Be. See Te ihcecte lso ns esponent's ther: Antonio oscol. See An, ccoring to eBo of mmition Appes "Bor or "BA), Pnamnin ih cecte t lists theters nme t mkes no mention of the mritl sts of the prents is scient to estalishlgitimtion of cil. See Matter fSincair 13 &N Dec. 613 614 BIA 197) citing nopinion of the Atoey Generl of Pnm r the proposition tht t te moment the pttiveftr acoleges his pteity ere the civil thorities, his stts of ther of the cil

ecoms lgally eteine aong th the oligtions inhernt i t sts) see as Matter fMane 16 & ec. 65 651 BIA 1978) inicting Pnm rogte he istinctionetwee leimte nr n illegitimte chilren). Ths esponents pte wstlishe y legitmtion in 1971 r yers por to his moters ntition in the UnitStts. As sch espoent is not ligle to erive citinship om his mother in ccorcewt er section 32)3) of the Act.

Responnt rges his pteity ws not estlishe legitimtion, s prst Maer fBenomnte 21 I&N ec. 129 BA 1997), elye ith certicte oes notor conclsive vene of ptey. See Motion r Tinion iton, esponentcontens his er ws not in P t the time te ih certicte was isse, so he col not

hv cnowlege ptity, n te nme on the elye ih ceicte is not is ther'se. See . Ech rgment will e resse i

First wit respect to esponents clim tt elye irh ceicte oes not oerconclsive evience of ptiy esponents rgment is wiot mit. esponent hingehis gment on Matter f BenAnte; esponent's relice is not entirely misplce st cse oes inite tht elye ih ceicte oes not necessly oer conclsivevience of ptety. See Matter fBen-Ante, 21 &N Dc. 129, 1033 BIA 1997.

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However,Respondet overooks e ct te Bod explicitly idicated that a delayed bcecate mut be evauated "n lgh o he oher evidence o ecord ad he crcumsces ote case[] and in te case at bar tere es substal evidece fng te valid o tedelayed bih cecate. See i the is ater, the Depaet o State ulized edelayed b cecte o establishResponde's relationsp hs moter and to gt m

lawl peanent residece staus. Moreover he FS-51 submied to e Depet o Statein cnjncto with e delayed bir cercate idicates Respondets thers ne s ntonoMocol, te e e lsed o e delayed birh cecate Addtoaly, te FS511 idicatesnoio Moscol resded at Cale 19 Rio Aba# 12 i Coln, Pa, dResponden residedat e se addess. Take togeer e evidece is sucient o validate te delaye bicecae, as well as to cocludeRespodents patey was estblsed by legtmato.

Second wit regard toRespodets cl at his er was n te Uited State i1971 wen e delayed bi cecae ws issued d could not ave acknowleged pate asa result, e evdence dicates otewise. According to te USCIS Cenal Index Sysemntoio Moscol dd not eter te United States util M 7, 1977, wic was ix yes

subsequet to te ssuance o te delayed bir cericae. Additoally, as stated prorRespoden FS511 dcae Aoo Mocol address was Cale 19Ro Aba# 12 i ColPanama Te FS51 is dated Aprl 13, 1975, us Repodents ter still resded in Pana atleas ur yeas aer te isuce o e delayed bh cericate. As uc it s cle o eabovementoed tat Respodens ter ws in Panma at the tme te delayed bi cecatew issued, and would ave been able to ackowledge paeity tereo.

Fnally,Respodes sero at e nme on e delayed br cecate s not sers e s coy o e ea weig o the evdence. Responden preseted a copy oanoer b cerice to eec, wic deties is ater as Anonio asco andeondent as Anono Aelo Mascol Bed However i appears om oter evdece o

recrd he spelling oResponde ter's sme, and n tRepoden e, isconsistely probleac. Respode sed i FS51 ntono Mascol, wile eremaind o te FS51 dicates his ne is Anoio Moscol. he udet dentcon cardpvde by Respondent sates s nme s Antono Masco, and e sed e se eetiey oRespodets Ale idees im a tono oscolBead. he headng o

RespodetsResponse to Positon Satemet reads Anoo Masco Bed, wle the siatepage reads ntoo oscol Beard, d i appears he sne Atono oscol Bed.Respondens Moion r einatio ad Obecton o Admissio e cosient nso as eyre Antono Moscol Bed touhout. As reeced by te aoremenioed it i cle to teou tat y naccacy on Repodents Pamian b cecate is a mere tecncaliy,ad nohng more. As suc, te bi cecae submited by Reponde sees only to bolster

e ac aRespodets pateity was esablshed by legtato n P it clelysates s her ae Moreover, Respoden ever clamed at e an lsted on edelayed bih cecate s o s er, or hat ayoe ee s s ater r tat mater. nd,Respondent clely adopted hs hers same as reeced by te totaly o is Aeosequenly absent ay evdence hatRespndens ather did not place hs ame o e bicecate, or tat te bir cecae was procured by audulet means, te delayed bcercae is sucen o evnce te ct paeity was esblsed by legitimaion in Pana.

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. -'.While it is possible to prove pteity w not estlished by legimo under the lws

ofP, Resondent has sumited no such evidece. Respondent must show tht no legalmechism existed n Panam ough whch hs er could hve assered his pat rs, ortht such legl mechanism existed in anam, but was not emloyed by his fther The Cougve Resondent numerous opportuities to sumit evidence to tis eect, d Resondent

resed to do so, contiuousy eging it unnecessy. he Cour lso issued Suoen toResondent's moer, s she coud hve undoubtedly shed light on the verci of ay climmaintied by Respondent. The Cour nds it ve tellng tht Respondent's mother failed toppe or sumit anyhing, as she resides in New York, d she is likely the only erson withknowedge of siuo scient to provde ifotio on Respondets ehf.

Accordingly, because espondent submited no evidence to negte the exece ofptety y eimo, espondet hs not show ptiy was not esblished yegtmtion. erere, the Court nds Respondent has ot met is urden showhe isentiled to derivie citizeshi throug his mother. See atter ofTernaVllaeal 13 &NDec. t 330 (citingatter ofA 7 &N Dec. 332, 336 (BIA 1956) ad Unted State ex rel

Rongett v. Neel, 207 F.2d 281-84 (7th Cr 93)).

B elief fom emoval

Hving estlished tht Respondent is not United Sttes citin, the Co wi tothequestion of Respodents removbili and y vible relief thereof.

1 esponden Was Convied of an Aggavaed Felony Unde Seion101(a(43(B of he A and is emovable as Chaged Unde Seion23(a(2(A(iii of he A

Respondent was convicte of the oense of Disution of More th Fie Grs of Cooled Sutace, to wit: Cocine ase ( Crck), i violtion of section 841 ()() of itle 21of the Unted States ode Te Derment charged hm with removility pursut to sectio37(()(A)(iii) as hvig commited gvted feloy nder section 10()(43)() of theAct.

Puut to secon 101()(43)(B) of the Act, he te "ggrted felony emassesilicit cking i conolled susace, ncludig "drug trcking crme, s deed insectio 924(c) of Tle 18 of he United Sttes Code. A dg rckg crme is dened "ayfelony ushe under the Cooled Sustances Act (21 U.SC. 801 et eq) the ConolledSusces mor d Export Act (21 USC 951et eq, or the Mitme Drug Lw

Enrcemet Act (46 U.SC. A 901et eq)" 18 U.S. C. 924(c)(2). "e ContolledSustnces Act .. prohiits the mucture and distrution of various drugs, incudingmiju .. [d] provides tt it shl e unl ry person knowingly orintenonly . .to mcture, distibute, or dispense, or possess wth itent to manufcure,disite, or disense, controlled substce. See Unted State v Oakand Canb Buyer 'Cooperatve and Jeey Jone, 532 .S483, 486, 489 (00 ). For eron to e udremole illicit ckng in ontoled sustce, e dg must be listed as controedsuce o the federa schedules, which are und t secon 802 of ite 21 of the UitedStates Code

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cHere, e Co nds Respondent ws convicted of a dg ackig crime espondent

cnicted of Disbution of More tan Five Grs of a Conoled Sbsce, to wit:Cocine Base (Cck), in iolation of secon 84l(a)(l o Tite 21 of te United Stes Code Ex. Cocae Base (Crack) is a Schedule II controll substance accodg to e feer

sceues 21 CR. 3082 us, e emaining inqiy is weter esponent's creamonts to a lony pnishable nder the Conroed Sustances Act note aboe,disbution of drugs is a lony punshable under e Coled Sbsnces ct 2 SC

84(a)(l ) Accodingly te Cour ns Resondent ws onicted of a ru cking cewich onts to n agated feony nde section 0(a)(3)( of e Ac d espndentis emoable ched under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) of te ct

2 nnt Nt gibl Aylm, thhling f mval, Cancllatin f mval f Lful Pmant idnt cau

a Cnvict f Dug Tacig Ci an Agavt FlnUnr Sctin 0(a)(3)() f t Act

ase o is convicion r n aggrvaed elony, Ronen i ot eligile asymor cancelation of reoval r enent resdents N 0()(2)(B(i) nd 240A(a)Addionly, to Resondent hs not exessed a fe of pesection or or uonrein to P he wod neereless be ineligble fr iog of emoa ecae iscnicton cn in conol sustnces is resuely a culy eios ce at o Y-L 23 &N ec 270 (AG 2002) espondent oers no oof of eaoinyo coeling crcmsances to overcoe this resmtion id A sc esonent isineliible wtoding of eol NA 2b)(3)(B); s also 8 CR 206(d)(2 Resondent wod only be eligible r efeal of eoval uer e ConentionAginst Tore CR 2087 Howeve, Resodet indicated at e does not

have a r o pesecton or torre uon hs to Paa and as mae no suc alictionr rele

3. nnt Nt ntitl t t Cnclin-lnta Datuca a Cnvict f a Drg Tacking Cim a AggavtFln Un Sctin 0(a)(43)) f h Act

t e conclsion of remoa oceedings, e cour ay gant oltary deure in ieuof reoal A 240() The lien bears e ren to etabi bot at he o se ieige r elief, nd that e or he eits a faorbe execise of iscetion att ofGaboa &N Dec 244 (BIA 972); s aso Ma of As 2 I&N Dec 1 (BIA

99 To estblish eigibiity, e alien ust prve tat he o she ( s een ysicayresent in the nited States at east one yea iedatey receding seice of he NTA; (2)i d has bee, a person of good orl cace a est ve yeas meatey pcedighis or e aicatio r oluntary eare (3) is not eoale er ection237(a)(2)(A)(ii) (agated lony) or section 237(a)(4) (ecuriy and reate onds) of teAc; and ( 4) as estabihed by clear and conncig eience at e or she e es tode e ited States nd intens do so INA 240(b )( ) Te ien ms be inossession o a vali ae docent SC 226(c)(2) e or she st aso post a

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olunta depaue bond in ount ecea to ensue that he will depa. See IA 240B(b( see alo 8 U.S. C. 1240.26(c( Feoe alen is ielgible oluntydepaue i e wa peviouly anted voutay dee ae haing een ud iassbe entng he Uited States whout insecto usuat to secton 22(a(6(A o the Act.See IA 240B(c.

To detene whethe a voable eecis of discetion is waanted to t aapplicaton vount deaue the cou must weig the eevant adese d positiveacto icludng te alens po mmgation istoy; hs o he ciminal histo i y; teeng o s o e esidence n the United Staes; d, the extent o s o he amly buessd ocetl e n the Uited State. See Mae o aboa 4 I& Dec. at 248 ee alsoMae oele 22 &N Dec. at 817 ee alo Mae o oa 2 &N Dec. 20 22 (BIA195 o cou ha uisdction to evew a deciion to deny a euest oluntay detue.See A 240B(

n lt o espondents coniction ude section 841 o te 21 o the United States

Code which costtute agavated ony dg tacking ude secton 10(a(43(B oe Act Resondent i ineibe potosion ou deue See INA 240B(b(1).

Accodngly the Cout entes the llowig ode

ODER

IT IS ODED that Respondents claim o deve citenshi isNID;

IT IS FUTH OD tat esondent MOVD to Paam based on te cagecontained n he otice to Appe.

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