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DHUKA v. HOLDER

No. 12-60169.

716 F.3d 149 (2013)

Asif Muhammad DHUKA; Seema Dhuka, also known as FNU Seema; Arib Dhuka Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 3, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto Javier Rivera (argued), George R. Willy, P.C., Sugar Land, TX, for Petitioners.

Jane Tracey Schaffner (argued), Tangerlia Cox , R. Alexander Goring , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before JONES, BARKSDALE, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

This petition for review challenges the Board of Immigration Appeals' determination that the petitioners could not adjust their status because for more than 180 days, they had not been in "lawful status." We conclude the BIA properly defined "lawful status" and reasonably determined the petitioners had failed to maintain theirs. The petition is DENIED.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The petitioners are Asif Muhammad...

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