CARPIO v. HOLDER

No. 08-9536.

592 F.3d 1091 (2010)

Wladimir Colmenares CARPIO, Petitioner, v. Eric J. HOLDER, United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip M. Alterman, Stern Elkind Curray & Alterman, Denver, CO, for Petitioner.

James E. Grimes, Senior Litigation Counsel (Linda S. Wernery, with him on the brief), Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before HENRY, Chief Judge, MURPHY and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.


HENRY, Chief Judge.

In 2002, Wladimir Colmenares Carpio (Mr. Colmenares), along with his mother and sister, entered the United States on a K visa, which permits alien fiancées and fiancés (K-1 visa holders) and their children (K-2 visa holders), to enter the United States to marry United States citizens. Under our immigration laws, upon such a marriage, eligible K-1 visa holders and their children under age twenty-one may adjust their status to that of lawful...

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