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102310P.pdf 06/13/2011 Irene Birdsong v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 10-2310
Board of Immigration Appeals
[PUBLISHED] [Loken, Author, with Colloton, Circuit Judge, and
Nelson, District Judge]
Petition for Review - Immigration. 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1255(d) bars
petitioner from adjusting her status based on her marriage to a person
other than the person who originally petitioned on her behalf; the BIA's
interpretation of the statutory scheme was reasonable and consistent with
the carefully crafted scheme Congress has created for the purpose of
avoiding marriage fraud.