Joaquin T. Quijencio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

After exhausting his administrative remedies, Joaquin T. Quijencio petitions for review of a final order of deportation and decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The substance of his argument is that he is immune from deportation because he (1) long ago qualified for presumptive permanent resident status under the former 8 C.F.R. § 4.2 (j), and (2) has not subsequently abandoned such status. As we are unable to accept Quijencio’s first premise, we have no occasion to reach his second contention, and we affirm the board’s decision.

Quijencio, a native and citizen of the Philippines, entered Guam in May, 1950, after being recruited as a civilian employee for the United States Air Force. He initially worked as a laborer, but after six months was promoted to the position of warehouseman. Thereafter, he was selected for schooling and further promoted to the position of clerk-typist, a job he held until late 1955 when it was eliminated due to a reduction in force.

Quijencio was given thirty days to find another position on Guam, but, when his efforts proved unsuccessful, he was informed by the Air Force civilian personnel officer that he was required to return to the…