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IYAMBA v. I.N.S.

No. 99-4176.

244 F.3d 606 (2001)

Okon E. IYAMBA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Board of Immigration Appeals, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Page, St. Paul, MN, for petitioner.

Michael T. Dougherty, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This case hinges on the proof and validity of an extra-judicial customary divorce in Nigeria. Okon E. Iyamba initially came to the United States from Nigeria on a student visa. His status was adjusted to that of a lawful permanent resident in September 1983 upon his marriage to an American citizen. In a 1992 order to show cause, the Immigration and Naturalization Service charged him with deportability under the Immigration and Nationality Act § 241...

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