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SYED v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1715.

389 F.3d 248 (2004)

Haseeb Sultan SYED, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 23, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Duggan for petitioner.

Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Mary Jane Candaux, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, and James E. Grimes, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, for respondent.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Haseeb Sultan Syed challenges a finding by an Immigration Judge, affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals, that he entered into his first marriage for the sole purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit and is thus ineligible for an adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident on the basis of his subsequent marriage. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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