Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment in plaintiff-alien’s action challenging immigration authorities’ denial of his request under I-130 petition seeking lawful permanent resident status based upon his marriage to U.S. citizen, where instant denial was based on finding that alien had previously attempted to gain lawful residency status by fraudulent marriage to another woman. Substantial evidence, included written admission by alien that he paid former wife and another individual for help in obtaining permanent residency status, supported finding that alien’s earlier marriage was fraudulent. Ct. rejected alien’s claim that his written confession was coerced, where alien could produce only vague and inconsistent contentions of misconduct to undermine his confession of marriage fraud.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Immigration