Manjit Major v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Manjit Kaur Major (“Major”) and her son Varinder Singh, natives and citizens of India, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for adjustment of status, asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and motion to remand. Major raises the following issues on appeal: (1), whether the BIA erred in denying Major’s adjustment of status applications based on her marriages to Mr. Jimmy Major (“Mr. Major”) and Mr. Madanjit Nijjar (“Nijjar”); (2) whether substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of Major’s asylum application; (3) whether substantial evidence supports the BIA’s denial of Major’s CAT relief; and (4) whether the BIA abused its discretion in denying Major’s motion to remand.

I

Major contends that the BIA erred in denying her adjustment of status application based on her marriage to Mr. Major because Mr. Major’s death after marriage did not deprive her of eligibility to adjust status, and because the DHS misguided her in connection with the withdrawing of her application. We reject this argument for several reasons.…