Singh

Singh v. Holder

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425 F. App'x 596
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 30, 201107-73605California315 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Harcharan Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decisions affirming the agency’s termination of Singh’s conditional residency status and denying Singh’s application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Damon v. Ashcroft, 360 F.3d 1084, 1088 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Singh’s conditional residency status was properly terminated and Singh was subject to removal, see 8 U.S.C. § 1186a, where Singh’s citizen-spouse disclosed she divorced her husband to marry Singh, her ex-husband’s brother, for immigration purposes, and the marriage was not consummated. See Damon, 360 F.3d at 1089 (test for a bona fide marriage is whether the couple intended to establish a life together at the time they were married); see also Bark v. INS, 511 F.2d 1200, 1201-02 (9th Cir.1975) (conduct of parties after marriage is relevant to show intent at time of marriage).

In addition, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s…

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