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Rodriguez, Juan Calos Esq.De Mo McChesney, Cutright& Armendaiz, LLP Doloosa, Suite San ntonio, TX
Name: MARTINEZ, LMA NELIDA
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Executive Oce r Imigration Review
Board of Immigraton AppealsQ c e of he Cerk
5107 Lbug ik, S 2F . V 253
OHS/C ice of Chief Counsel - SNA9 Fouind Dive 5th FlooSan ntonio, 9
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Date of thi notice /9/
Enclosed is a copy of he Boad's esion an ode in he above-reenced case.
Enclosue
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U.S Dearment ofJuticeExe�utive Oc r Imgraon Revew
Fl Cch, Vgna
Fle: A06 824 333 - S oo TX
In re ALMA NELIDA MARTIEZ
REMOVA PROCEGS
APAL
Decson of he Boad of o Appel
Dae
O BHF OF ESOND J Cros orguez sure
O BEHAF O DHS D AlcoAsss Che Csel
CHARGE
oce Sec 237(a)(2)(A() & c 8 SC 27((2)()(] Cvced o aggravated y (s ee seco 0((43))
Sec 237()()(E)( & c [8 USC 22(a)(){)() Ale sugger
APLICAON Ajse o saus
h resden a nave ce o ec h peale o e ecso of hegra Juge ae Fbary 7 203 a ecs he mgra ge rssse he hges erbly sed o he evdece he record rceedg relgo he resoe's ay 18 200 cvco r rgg a Harbrng Cer Aes vn of seco 27()()(A)() of he mgra d Noay Ac 8 USC 32())(A)) (IJ a 2; Exs 1-) Seco he Imgr Judge e aversecrebly dng wh reg h respe he ned Saes czen sose (IJ a 3 )Faly he Imgrao Jge deerned ha he respoe h o esashed herssby r ase sau uder sec 22(a)()(E)() he Ac 8 SC 82()()(E)() y a prerace f he evece ( a - r e long reass�he resodes apeal be ssae he recor o prceg l e ree rher prceegs he ery f e ecs
We gree wh he mgr Juge h he evece resee by he eparme ooma r D esases e espnde is depabe unde sectin237(a)(2)()) of he c 8 USC § 227(a)(2)()() e resne as cve ersec 27()()(A)() of he Ac n seco (a)(43)) o e Ac 8 S 0(a)(3)N) ees gge ny s cg ay covco er sec27())(A) he Ac he soe has o dspue hs apea
Hoever dsaree ha he resonen s eorale uer sec 237()( )()() of c a coresdgy admssble r s f ss er sec 22(a)()()() o
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the ct Te Cinal Inoation to whic the eondent eaded ilt eect tat onJu 2, 2005, e eondent and e ned Sae iizen uband wi
nowng d in recke diegad of e c hat [the unawl preent aie]wa aien who had come to, entered an eained in te nited Sate in
oaton of law, dd trapot ove uc le r e puoe of comeciaadage or pvate ancia gain and in eane of uc volaton of law,whin e nied Sate, b mean of a oo ehile
(x. 3 a . 3 e eonden eied tha a ou of ve en aoached e huband at aga ation in Ledo, Texa, ne the oue bode and oeed to pa a ide e not(T at 1925. e eondent te tetied that, aloug he did no know" that te enwee unlall eent alien, e aumed ta hey wee beaue te wee eeking a deo the g aton to go rter nla (Tr. at 23. e repondet expane that e a heubn ided te e en betwee ter two vece a doe ut te eahed e oreao ceckoint, whee, upo inqu ad netgaton, e ad er hub wee aete
eentualy chge unde ecio 2(a( (( of the c (T.at 21, 24.
On appeal the reonde ge that e i not inadmile r adjutent of tatu undeecton 212(a(6((i of te ct becaue e dd ot ow e anne of [the e alen']unlwl eny n the nited Sate" (Reondent B. a 12 The reonden e contendthat the ct ha e did not tanport the ve alen iediaely ae the lawl en"how tat e w not at of a cee or an to ait e alien to ente the Unied Sateillegall" (Reondent B. at 12.
We recognize a the repondent a the buden of ealing tat he clel anbeond oubt" adble r ajutet of tatu. See Soriano v. Gonzales 484 F.3d 3 8, 32
n I (5 Ci. 2007 (In a emoval poceeding, e aplicnt r aiion a he burden ofowng at e cea and beond dob entited o be adie and i no nadiibender [8 .SC. 1 182 . . (citation omited owee, te eponden to benadiibe a a eut of aien ugglin, he recod mu inlude at leat oe aateinicaion of uc inadmblty, and o thi eod, we ee no uch araive indcaon.
To begin w te tatute of concton, ection 274(a( (( of te ct ha a mnimummens rea of reckle diregard," eag tat mere recklee ucent to upport aconvtion. Secon 212(a(6(( of the ct, covere, reque outrg knowege" on tepa of te reondent in ore er to trgge t groud of iadmiibit.
ing reviewed e ecod of proceeing in it entety, cuing te Repo ofInetigaion reaed on anu 2, 2005 (For G166, we ee no aaie indicaton tate reonent m ve kowgy . ..ecougd, nce, sted, eed, r " othe alien iented in te Reo of nveigaion to enter or r to enter the nited State violaion of aw .. " See ecto 212(a(6((i of the ct. e the repondent rea ocooperate wh e netgaio ma upport ee rence agait e, uh feencalone doe not e to te ee of aate ndcation of otentia namiibl underecton 212(a( 6((i of te c. See, e Mater of Guevara 20 & Dec 23 8 (BI 1991.
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Ardngly we reerse e Imgran udges deenan a e respnden as nesablse er admssby r adjusen saus under sen 2 l 2(a)(6(E() e Ae wl erere rean e er prceeng r e mmgran udge eermne herespne s ewse admssbe and elgbe r ajusmen saus as well deserng lawl permanen resdene n e eerse dsren
Te llwng rder wl be enere
ORER Te respndens appeal s susaned and e rerd preedg s remanded rher preedngs t o
R TE OA
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UNT STATS DPARTMENT JUSTCEXECUTV CE R MMGRATN REVEW
UNTD STATS GRATN CURT
e: A06824
e Maer o
SAN ANTN, TXS
ebruary , 20
AMA NDA MARTNZ N RMVA PRCEDNGS
RESNDENT
CHARGS Seco 27a 2 A o e grao anNaoay Ac, oe covce o an aggravaeeony; Seco 2a (1E o e Ac, one woas ae, assse or aee anoer o eer eUe Saes egay.
APCATNS Ajuse o sas o awu peraen resen.
N BEHA RSPNNT UAN CARS RDRGUEZ800 DRSA, SUT 00SAN ANTN, TEXAS 7820
N EHA HS STUART ACRNp. MMGRAN AN CUSTMS NREMENTU. S. DPARTMNT MAND SCURTY840 URWNDS DRV, RM 5045SAN ANTN, TEXAS 82
RA CSN TH MMGRATN JUDG
Te respoen s a 4yearo arre eae, a ave
an cen o Meco, wo receve aw peraen resence
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the te States on February 5 1 by an ajstment o
stats at Housto Texas On Juy 24 21 te Departmet o
Homea Secrty ssue a Notce to Appear cargng tat te
respoet ou be removabe rom the Ute States uer te
provsos o Secto 27a) 2) (A) } o the mmgrato an
Natoaty Act as e as Secto 27(a) (1) () () o the
graton a Natoaty Act by reason o avn bee
covcte on May 18 205 the te States Dstrct ort
or te Souther Dstct o Texas or te oese o
transportng a nocete ae tn te te States by
means o a motor vece or prvate naca gan Te
responet th couse has amtte the truth o the rst
tree acta aegatons the Notce to Appear ene the
ourth th an sxth actua aegatons a ee both
carges ose or te Govermet as presete a jugmet
xbt 2 shog that the responet as convcte on a pea
o guty o the oese o a voaton o Tte 8 nte States
oe Secto 124 (a) 1) A) () as e as 124(a) (1) B ()
cocue tat ths s speccay an aggravate eo uer
Secto (a) (4) (N) o the mmgraton a Natoaty Act
a te jugment a covcto are scet to estabsh that
the responet s removabe uer Secto 27(a) (2) (A} (} o
the grato a Natoaty Act by cear a covncg
evece
Wth respect to the charge er Secto 27a) (1) E) ) o
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e Act oud ote ta the Govermets compa as
preseted xbt ad vestgatve report (xhbt 4} are
cosstet aegg at te respodet as te ords o
the compat a crmna orato kog an reckess
dsregard o te act at a amed vdua as a ae ho
a come o eered ad remaed the ted States
voato o a dd trasport ad move suc ae or purpose
o coerca avatage or a prvate aca ga a
urerace o suc voao o a t e ted Staes by
meas o a motor vehce ad act tracks the aguage
cotaed the grato ad Natoaty Act at Secto 24
ote that te oese cotas a eemet hat te crme must
be coted urterace o suc voato o a a tat
the voato o a reerred o s at e ae comes to
eter or remas te ted Saes voato o a
oud ave o cocude that categorcay there mus be some
koedge at the deedat s urerg the voato o a
by e dvdua beg raspored
oud aso ote tha the respodet and er usbad
esed gvg er curret versos o eves o Jauary
21 25 take otce at Jauary 21 25 as Frday a
orkng day ad a schoo ay as e ad cosderg te
umber o staces here te respodet rst asserted tat
or sace she ad ever bee arrested ad ater that she dd
o remeber athoug ay recag that se ha act
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been arreste an convcte or the oense escrbe here an
varous other nstances urn er testmony and er eventua
admsson that she as attemptn to testy so as to not ve
ansers that ou be amagng L I nd her testmony not
crebe, an oud aso have to concue that the testmony o
the husband as e as not crebe he entre scenaro o
takn a Mexcan permt to Houston, Texas because a ne as too
ong to at n, and then returnn on a orkn day th
cren o are mssn scoo an parents o are both mssn
ork or te soe purpose o returnn that permt, an then
ratutousy pckn up peope at te roadse n areo, exas
or te specc purpose o roppn them on the roadse n San
Antono exas s mprobabe an does not rn true he
ocumentaton create contemporaneousy (xbt 4 I beeve s
more reabe than the testmony o te responent an her
usban on ts ate, an ven ther nterest n the responent
remann n te Unte States ou ave to concue that
te crmna compant, settn ort as t oes that at the
tme o appreenson a three prncpa subjects reused to
ve statements L s another ndcaton that they ere aare o
an partcpatn n a scheme to brn very recent arrvas n
the nte States aay rom the borer area I ou have to
n that ths ou be sucent gven te Fth Crcut Court
o Appeas hodn n Sorano v onzaez, 484 F 18 5t
r 200 to demonstrate that the respondents ere pat o a
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cotu sceme or these vuas to eter the Ute
States ou ay ote that the compat makes t cear
that the vua ho as br the roup to the Ute
States, the "ue, eter accompay them or operat
separatey, as oy reporte as approac te respoets
usba or the cotu trasportato to te teror o
the te States rather tha ayere ese, that there ere a
roup o peope rom sparate ocatos Mexco, hinti
indicating
that they ere speccay athere or urter
trasportato to the teror, a tat the respoet a
her usba pe uty to ko tat tere as o to be
remuerato vove. cocue that the ack o crebe
evece rom the respoet a the ocumetary evece
(Exhbts 2, a 4 presete by te Govermet are sucet
to estabs te respoets removabty uer Secto
27(a (1 (E ( o the mrato a Natoaty Act by cear
a covc evece
e respoet has presete a appcato or ajustmet
o status. tat appcato (xbt te bure o proo,
act, shts. We t s te Govermets bure to
emostrate ay care o remova by cear a covc
evece c ou cue tat the respoet, as she
teste, etere or crosse to the te States o aay
2, 2005, t s te respoets bure a appcato or
ajustmet o status to emostrate amssbty to te Ute
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Staes. Where__as here, he respondent has been conviced of
he crmnal offense ha she pled guily o (Exhbi 2) and on
he copan hat was fled (Eh and gven he
icrediily of her and her husand's eplaaion and
esimony, and he conemporary nformaion resented tha was
created a he ime of he inciden by e Deparen of
Homeland Secury (Eh 4 wold have o fid ha the
responden has ot demonsraed tha she is admssible o he
Unted States, bu raher ha he evidence would indcae ha
the responden s nadssle nder Secon 212(a) (6) (E) (i} of
the mgraon and Naionalty Ac, and herefore neligile
for adjustent of saus I find as fac hat he responden
has not deonsraed y a preponderace of the evidece
admissiilty under Secon 212(a) (6 (E) () of the fac, and on
ha ground he appcaion for adjusme of satus will e
dened as he responden has no demonstraed she s oherwse
admissle o he Uied Staes
There en no other appicaton presened and one known
to he Cour, the responden beng neligible for volunary
deparure as one conviced of an aggravaed feloy, he
folowng order shall e enered
ORDER
IT IS REBY ORERED ha the apicatio f9r adusen o
saus under Secon 245 of he Imigraion and Naionaliy Ac
e, and s herey, dened
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T S FUTH DD tat te espoet be emove o
te Ute States to Meco, te cot o atvt a
ctzesp a te cot esgate b e o te cage
cotae te Notce to Appea
Please see the nt paqe £or electoc si
ture
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A D UKHDgato ge
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Imigration Judge GARY D. BURKHOLER
bukholg on Api 5, a 5: PM GMT
A76-84 8 Febuay 7, 2013