Miguel Estrada v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Roger L. Wollman, Diana E. Murphy and Lavenski R. Smith (UNPUBLISHED) [4127250] [13-2411]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 13-2411
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Miguel Lopez Estrada
lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner
v.
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States
lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent
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Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
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Submitted: February 14, 2014
Filed: February 26, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Miguel Lopez Estrada, a citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of an order of
the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), upholding an immigration judge’s decision
that Estrada was ineligible for adjustment of status. After careful review, we find no
basis for reversal. In particular, we conclude that the BIA’s finding that Estrada had
falsely represented himself as a United States citizen in order to obtain employment

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was supported by substantial evidence on the administrative record as a whole, and
that the BIA properly applied the law to its findings in deciding Estrada was ineligible
for adjustment of status. See Hashmi v. Mukasey, 533 F.3d 700, 702-04 (8th Cir.
2008) (standard of review; alien was inadmissible and therefore was ineligible for
adjustment of status where alien checked “citizen or national” box on Form I-9 for
purposes of falsely representing himself as “a citizen” to secure employment; finding
that alien had falsely represented himself as citizen was supported by evidence that
he had falsely told his employer he was born in United States). Accordingly, we deny
the petition for review. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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