Jouzine

MEMORANDUM ***

Jimi Abdallah Jouzine appeals for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision finding *670 Jouzine inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(6)(C)(i) for -willfully making a material misrepresentation in order to procure an immigration benefit, denying a waiver of inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (i), and ordering Jouzine deported to Israel. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition for review.

The IJ correctly found Jouzine inadmissible for willfully making a material misrepresentation in order to procure an immigration benefit. In considering Jouzine’s application for adjustment of status, the IJ asked whether Jouzine had encountered “any problems with the law” or arrests since his initial immigration hearing. Jouzine repeatedly denied any problems with the law or arrests, even though the record shows that he was arrested for assault and served six months of probation in connection with an incident at the gas station where he worked.

This misrepresentation was willful, as the record shows that Jouzine had a clear and detailed recollection of the incident when…