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    Hohenstein, Joseph C.Orlow, Kaplan & Hohenstein, LLP

    Depae sce

    Executive Oce r Imigraion Review

    Boa of mmigation ppalsOc of th Clk

    5107.lesburg Pik, Sut JO(Fas C/ch irgi :204

    HS LIT.Nork Co PrisonOR3400 Concord oad

    P.O Box 40017, 620 Chestnut St., Suite 656Philadelphia, PA 19106

    York, PA 17402

    ame: YAMWAGE, RICHARD MICHREA A029-043-107

    Date of this notice 3/14/2011

    Enclosed is a copy of he Board's decision nd order in the above-rerenced cse.

    nclosure

    Pnel Mebers:Grnt, Edward RLiebowitz, llen CMullane, Hugh G

    Sincerely,

    Donn CrrChief Clerk

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    US ;epartment ofJustice Executive Oc r Imigration Review

    Fas Churh, Virginia 224

    Fie: A029 043 107 - York, PA

    In e: RICHMEKANWANGE

    I REMOVAL PROCEEDIGS

    CRTIFICATION

    Deision of the Board of Imiation Appeals

    Date:MAR 14 201!

    O BEHAF OF SPONDET: Joseph C. Hohenstein, Esquie

    O BEHF OF DHS: Alice Song HaryeAssistant Chief Counsel

    GE:

    otice: Sec. 27(a)(2)(A)(iii), &N Act[8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii)] onvicted of aggravated eony as dened insection 101(a)(43)(A), I&N Act 8 SC 1101(a)(43)(A)

    Sec. 237(a)(2)(A)(iii), I&N Act [8 U.S.C 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) onvicted of aggravated feony as dened insection 01(a)(43)(F), I& Act [8 .S.C. 110(a)(43)(F)

    APPLIATION: Teination

    The responent, a native and citizen of Kenya, appeale om an oder o the Immigation Juge,ated October 1, 200, nding him remoabe as charged. On Novembe 8, 200, we reed he

    ecord to he Immition Judge issuance of an oal o wien decision. Te Immgraion Jugeissued an oal decision on ovember 18, 2010, and ceied he case to he Boad The recod wibeemanded to a dierent Immiation Judge r a new heaing and he eny of a new decision.

    We review the nings o ct, including deteminations ocredibiity, made by the ImiationJudge unde a "cerly eoneous sandard. 8 F.R 003.1 ( d)(3)(i) We eview al oe issues,incuding whehe e paies have met the elevant burden of poof, and issues of iscetion, undea

    denovo stanard. 8 .F.R. 1003.(d)(3)(ii)

    e seera ears ts ase, te espodet haened is reoabiiy as an aienconvicted o an agated oy At the nal hearing on August 11, 201, e Imigation udgeined the paies hat he woud nd he respondent emovable as charged and woud explain is

    easoning in a ate oral decision; e he stated hat e woud entertain rte chaenges toremovabiliy duing he next heaing (T at 2223, 26). The poceedings wee reset unti Novembe1, 2010 so hat he respoent and is atoey coud con about possibe eief om removaTr. at 29)

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    On Sepember 30 2010, he reponden, roug a ng by h coune, noied e Iaonudge ha e would reee he r o le an appeal on e iue oremovabily, bu would nobe appyng r ree om remova. The reponden requeed ha a na deciio be ued berehe cheduled hearng dae On Ocober 2010, e Immigraion Judge ued a m order,which noed ha he reponden reerved appea The reponde ed an appea, and e Boardremanded he record o he maon Judge r he uance o a wen or ora decon a iumma order provided no reaon r h deciion.

    n h November 18, 2010, deciion he mmgraion Judge cued on he acion o ereponden' aoey, ang ha he he wa "broadided by he coune, ad ha he appeawa "voou (J. a 6) The Immgraon Judge her criczed he reponden counel andrerenced hi conduc in a compeely unrelaed cae Id a 68). Te mmaon Judge ndicaedae ud he reponden' reque ra nal order anamoun o a waver o appea.

    ubequenly led appea bre, e reponden, hroug coune, ae ha hi

    removabi no adequaely addreed by he mmigraon Judge. Coe alo ake ue whhe mmaon Judge characeraon o i acon.

    We aee ha he Immaion Judge' November 18, 2010, decon o provde adequaelegal anay oremovaby, whch he acowledged wa "a dcul ega iue (Tr a 28) Taone would war anoher remand. We alo nd ha he Immaon Judge' decion conaundue cicm o he reponden' counel. The reponden repeaedy ndicaed he wachallenging hi removabiy, and he wce aed e wa reeng appea in h Sepember 30, 20I 0,ng w e Immgraon Cour. The Immiaion Judge ao acowledged ha he repondereeed appea n he umma order he ubequeny ued. I erere no apparen wy heImmigraion Judge und he Sepember 30 ng o be anamou o a waver o appea, or a e

    woud be jued in iung a decion wihou addreng e mer o he removal charge ao no approprae r an mmgaion Judge o deem an appeal a "ivolou a i he Board'k o evaluae appellae ng. Fnaly, we do no nd he mmgraion Judge' menion o ec and ideing aon o an unreaed cae o be proper.

    nder e oaliy o circumance preened, we deem i approprae o remd he record oa dieren Immao Judge r a ew hearing and r he e o a new deco. Accordngy,e llowng order w be enered

    ORDER The mmigraion Judge order daed Ocober 2010, and hi decion daedovember 18, 2010, are vacaed.

    URTHER ORDE The record i remanded o a dieren mmgraion Judge r a new hearngand e eny o a new dcion

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    NITED STATES PTMENT OF JUSTICEXECUTIV OFFIC FOR IMMIGRATION RVIEW

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    U S DE PARTMENT OF JUSTICEEXECUTIVE OFFCE FOR MMGRATON REVEW

    IMMGRATON COURT

    York, Pennyvania

    Fie A9 043 07 Date: November 1, 00

    In the Matter of

    RICHARD MICHREKA NYAMWANGE IN REMOVAL PROCEEDNS

    Repondent

    CHARGE:

    APPLCATON:

    APPEARANCES:

    Under Section 37 (a) () (A) (i) of theigration and Nationality Act a amended inthat anytime after admiion the Repondentwa convicted of an aggravated feony adefined in Section (a) (43) (A) of the Act, aaw relating to eal aat And nderSection 37 {a) () {A) (iii) of the migrationand Nationa Act a amended in that anytimeafter admiion the Repondent wa convictedof an aggravated feony a defined in Section

    (a) {43) {F) of the Act, a crime of vioence{a defined in Section 6 of Title 8 UnitedState Code, bt not inclding a preypolitical offene) for which the term ofimprionment ordered i at eat one year

    Repondent eek no application TheReondent reqeted an Order of Removal TheRepondent oght an Order of Remova andpecificaly reqeted it on or abotSetember the 30th, of 0 0, and pe the

    Repondent reqet in ch etter the Cortied the Order of Remova in Repondentce

    ON BEHAL O RESPONDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DE PARTMENTOF HOMELAND SECURTY

    Joeh C Horntein Eqire Aice Hardy, Eqire

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    ORAL DECISION OF TE MMGRATON JUDE

    FNDNGS REGARDING REMOVAILTY

    The Repondent i a native and citizen of Kenya ho a

    admitted to the United State at Queen, Ne York, on or abot

    Agt the 8th, 97, a an 1 tudent On or about September

    the 30th, 988, hi tatu a adjuted to that of a af

    permanent reident under Section 240 of the Act On Febrary the

    t, 2008, the Repondent a convicted in Pennyvania in te

    Cort of Comon Pea at Monroe County for the offene of eua

    aaut, in vioation of Tite 18 (325-) of the Pennylvana

    Crimina Statue On or abot Febrary the t, 2008, Repondent

    a convicted in the Pennyvania Cort of Coon Pea at Monroe

    County for the offene of aggravated ndecent aat ithout

    conent, in vioation of Tite 18 (3121) of the Pennyvania

    Crimina Statue For thee offene te Repondent a convicted

    to and a haf to five year in prion

    The Repondent, throgh hi cone, acknoedged

    receipt of the Notice to Appear and drng a proceedng th a

    prior Iigration Jdge, not the one ittng today, admitted

    aegation one through four and denied aegaton five and i

    hich ere the crmina convction and denied the charge When

    thi particuar Judge receved the Record of Proceedng n th

    particar caethi Jdge reveed the Repondent cae and the

    evdence ubmitted by the Department of omeand Secrity

    contained n Ehibit # Va thee document and the Notce o

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    Appear tis Court concudd that Respondent was in fact convicted

    of these crimes. Te Rspondent's counsel did not object to th

    sumission o Exhibit #2 in this particular case and therefor it

    was proper for this Court to use and review such sumissions rom

    te Departmnt

    On or aout June the 12th, 2008 the Department arrsted

    tis individual and placed him in proceedings See Exiit # and

    Exhiit #2 Based upon the Respondents admissions and te

    eidenc submitted the epartmet of omeland Security in

    Exhiit #2, this Court concluded tat as a matter of fact te

    Department of Homeland Security proved by cear and convincing

    0vreidence that te Respondent was admitted tosuect ing

    removed. See Exhiit #1 and Exibit #2 This Court also

    concluded as a matter of law that te Department of Homeland

    Security proved by clear and convincing evidence te Rspondent is

    removable from the nited States. The evidence was reasonale

    sustantial and probative A Section 240 (c) (3) (A) See

    Exhibits #1 and Exhibits #2.

    THE SSE REGARG REMOABLITY

    The issue regarding rmovabilit is that te Respondnt

    elieves e was not convicted and the Respondent also elives

    that is convictions wre not aggravated felonies. As stated

    above, this Court concludd that th Respondnt was convicted of

    aggravated felonies and that such aggravated felonies were

    particular serious crims. This Court concludd that Respondents

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    covictio for sxua assaut and for aggravatd indcnt assaut

    witout consnt was a aggravatd fon undr Sction

    (a) (43) () of t ct. Tis Court aso concudd tat

    Rspondtsconvictions wr aso cris of vionc undr

    Sctio (a) (43) (F) of t ct. Tis Court aso cocudd tat

    Rspodt's sntnc to two and a af to fiv ars in prison in

    t aggrgat aso rndrd is aggravatd fon covictions

    particuar srious cris nd v if t Rspodt was not

    sntcd to two and a af to fiv ars in priso in t

    aggrgat, tis Court woud concud tat t Rspondt's crims

    ar particuar srious cris S N Sctio 24 () (3)

    Kaplun v Attorey Gra, 602 F 3d 260 (3rd Cir 200) ; attrof N--M-, 24 &N Dc 336 (B 2007) ; Bo v S, 458 F3d 213

    (3rd Cir 2006) N Sction (a) (43) (F) dfins t cri of

    vioc as a cri dfind in Sction 6 of Tit 18, itd

    Stats Cod, ut not a pur poitica offns, wit t tr of

    iprisont is at ast o a is a particuar srious cri

    18 S C Sction 6 dfins or dscris t tr cri of

    vioc as (a) an offns tat as an nt t us, attptd

    us or tratd us of psica forc agaist a prson or

    proprt of anotr, or () an otr offns tat is a fo and

    tat its natur invovs a sustantia risk tat psica forc

    against t prson or proprt of anotr a usd in t

    cours of coitting t offns. S Francis v Rno, 269 F. 3d

    62 (3rd Cir 2001) ; S v cQuikin, 97 . 3d 723 (3rd Cir 996)

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    ot on did thi Cout concude that Repondent wa

    conicted o aggraated eonie but that hi aggraated eon

    coniction wee particuar eiou cie. here wee no

    iue in thi Cout ind egarding eoabiit o that the

    Repondent wa not conicted o an aggaated eon o

    particua eiou crie

    PROCEEDRL HITOR

    Thi cae beoe thi Judge wa on ariou Mate

    Caenda nd on ugut the 1th, 2010, thee wa a MateCaena whee the Repondent' coune and the goernent coune

    apeaed Thi Cout peciica inoed the Repondent

    coune that the Cout had ade a deciion and that that deciion

    wa that the Repondent wa conicted o aggraated eonie and

    that uch aggaated eonie wee particua eiou cie

    The Reondent coune did not a anthing at that point

    egarding thi except wanted an indepth o ore expanation

    egading the Court inding hi Cout inored the

    Repondent and the goenent coune that it beieed the

    Repondent being conicted o paticuar eiou cie wa

    eigibe on or deera o reoa unde the Conention gaint

    ortue and that the Repondent houd ie an apication o

    deerra Thi Court ao inormed the Repondent coune that

    the Court wi iue an ora deciion ate the ina heaing

    hat oa deciion woud hae been rendered ate the Repondent

    preented hi cae on deerra o reoa. Thi Court reet the

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    ce fo ovebe the 10th 2010, n orde fo the Repondent to

    fe 8 appcation for defer of reov

    At no tie duing th Mater Clendr did the

    Repondent coune eve indicte that he w gong to ppea

    thi decion befoe rendeed an ol decion t no te

    durng tt Mate Caendar w th Cout awe tht the

    Repondent coune w gong to fle an ppel to the Bod

    before th Cout rendered an oral decon Therefore t

    Court w eenty brodided on thi ue ot ony that on

    or bout Septeber the 30th, 2010, thi Cout received oton

    fro the Repondent through h coune akng fo an Oder of

    Reovl And the Repondent ought n orde nd an order w

    ued Then on o bout oveber the 10th ot on the e

    dy that the Mter Calend eet wa chedued thi Court

    receved notification fo the Board of igation Appe to

    ue n o decion n th atter Th Court i then left

    gueing to why the Repondent h fied n ppel without

    going through the poce nd wating for t Cout to ue a

    decon n te deferra of reoval cae befoe flng an appe

    AAYSS

    Thi Court beieve that the Repondent appe i

    frvolou. See A Section 20b 6 of the Act T Court

    tate that becaue n an unreated cae n a bond atter unde A

    fie A 028 6 276 in the atter of au A Tovti, te

    Repondent hd waved appea n a bond tte and then fed an

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    apeal to te oad o mmaton Appeas ate e ad waved te

    bond matte s s te same attone n A 028 4 2 tat s

    epesentn ts ndvdual n te case now n ean unde

    A 029 043 107 s seems to be a tpe o patten wt ts

    patcula attone. e patten tat ts Cout sees s tat

    ts attone wll wave appeal o wll ask o an ode and ten

    te case would be taen out te noma pocess and once tat

    appensis attone ten les an appeal And tats w ts

    Cout beeves tat te appea n te nstant case s actuall

    voous

    Anote eason w ts Cout beeves ts appeal s

    volous s because 8 C F Secton 140 12 decson o te

    aton Jude unde Secton wee t talks aout a summay

    decson t sas not wtstandn te povsons o paaap A

    o ts secton n an case wee nassbt o

    epotablt s detemned unde pleadns pusuant to Secton

    1240 (b) and te espondent does not make an appcaton unde

    Secton 40. 11 te alen s statuto neble o ee o

    te espondent appes o volunta depatue onl and te

    mmaton Jude ants te applcaton te mmaton Jude

    ma ente a sua decson o volunta depatue s

    anted a sua decson wt an altenate Ode o eoval

    Well ts attone ased o an ode and dd not le te I589

    applcaton as te Cout nstucted m to do on o beoe

    ovembe te 10t of 2010

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    eeoe t was pope o ts

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    Court to ssue sury decso. The Respodet's cousel

    shoud kow tht t ws proper or ths Court to ssue summry

    decson sce he hs been prctcn n ts locl re or qute

    some tme Tereore ths Court seems to beleve tt ths

    ttorney s usn d busn the ppel process or hs ow

    mens nd suspect the cse n hern tht th ttorney s

    usn te ppel process to n some tme or s cent nd s

    enn n Jlory tctcs The ttorney n hs letter or

    order dcted somethn bout hbes corpus Tereore ts

    Court beleves tht ts ttorney s ln ths ppel

    rvolously nd s tryn to tme or hs clent the

    bes corpus mtter lso ths Court beleves tt te ct

    tht the Respondent souhtwth no coercon or nput rom ts

    Courtn Order o Removls tntmount to wv hs rht o

    ppel See 8 C Secton 2404(nlty o rde Theorder o the Irton Jude shl become nl n ccordce

    wt Secton 009 o ths chpter nd 009 o 8 C

    sttes tht cept when certed to te Bord te decson othe rton Jude becomes nl upo wver o ppel or upon

    exprton o te tme to ppel no ppel s tke wchever

    occurs rst In ts Court's estmto the ct tt the

    Respondet specclly sked or n Order o Removl s

    tntmount to wv s rt to ppe

    The Respodent lso bndoned hs pplcton or ree

    uder te Coventon st Torture O uust the t 20 0

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    the Reonent wa eciicay to to ie an aication, yet

    the Reonent aie to o t no tie i the Reonent ie

    an aication. The Reonent i not ie an aication with

    thi Cort. On Seteer the 30th, 2010, when the Reonent

    reqete a reoa ore7 he i ot it an -89 acation

    or ay, withhoin or reie ner the Conention ant

    Tortre. Thereore, thi Cort conce that the Reonent

    aanone any or o reie he ay hae ha There are thereore

    no aication n which thi Cort can reiew. The ren o

    roo i on the aicant to etaih withhoin o reoa

    ner either Section 241 () (3) o te ct or the Conention

    aint Tortre See 8 C. F. R. Section 1208. (a) , () an (c)

    There ein no aication to reiew thi Cort wi once aain

    ie a ary orer reoin the Reonent to hi natie

    contry o Kenya

    ORER

    IT S ORERE that the Reonent e reoe to hi

    natie contry o Kenya

    Je

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    YAMWAGE RICHARD MICHREKAA# 029043107 (IMATE# HM575)1120 PIKE STREET, PO BOX 999HUTIGDO PA 16652

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    ame: YAMWAGE RICHARD MCHREKA A029043107

    Date of this notice 3/14/2011

    Enclosed is a copy of the Board's decision i the above-referenced case. This copy is beigprovded to you as a couresy Your attorney or represeatve has been served wit tsdeciso pursuant to 8 CF.R. 12925(a) I the atached decsio orders that you be removed

    rom the Unted States or arms an Immigraton Judges decso orderig that yo beremoved, ay petto r revew o the attaced decision mus be filed with ad receved by theappropriate cor of appeals with 30 days o the date of the decson

    Encosure

    Pane MebesGran, Edward R.iebowitz Een CMulane, Hugh G

    Sinceey

    Donna CaChief Clerk