OVIAWE v. I.N.S.

No. 87-1853.

853 F.2d 1428 (1988)

Abel Osarentine OVIAWE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana Kenney, Carper & Rubesh, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.

Charles E. Pazar, Office of INS and Litigation, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington D.C., for respondent.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Abel Osarentine Oviawe, an alien residing in the United States, petitions for review of a final decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his motion to reopen deportation proceedings in order to consider his application for adjustment of status. Mr. Oviawe previously had been found deportable for overstaying the time authorized in his visa in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(2) (authorizing deportation of any alien who ...

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