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BIA Decision: Melendez-Manriquez Appeal by Immigrant \u0026 Refugee Appellate Center, LLC is a document available to read on EtoBox.

In this unpublished decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held that the respondent was not inadmissible under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) for indicating that he was a U.S. citizen when applying for a driver’s license in New Mexico in 2001 because lawful status was not required for obtaining a New Mexico driver’s license. The Board explained that while the respondent falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen, “the claim did not actually affect or matter to the purpose or benefit sought.” The decision was issu

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Immigrant \u0026 Refugee Appellate Center, LLC

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