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ATEKA v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-2962.

384 F.3d 954 (2004)

Elija Kebaso ATEKA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 24, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Frederick Fishman, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Sonseere Henton Goldenberg, on the brief), for petitioner.

Jennifer Paisner, argued, Washington, D.C. (Peter D. Keisler and David V. Bernal, on the brief), for respondent.

Before MURPHY, BRIGHT, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Elija Kebaso Ateka, a native and citizen of Kenya, petitions for review from a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming an immigration judge's ruling that he was ineligible for lawful permanent resident status because he had made a false claim of citizenship on an I-9 employment eligibility form. We deny the petition.

Ateka entered the United States in August 1996 on a nonimmigrant student visa. Instead of attending...

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