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Garay v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Facts

Garay, a native and citizen of El Salvador, illegally entered the United States in 1976 and was deported in 1977. After marrying a permanent resident in 1979, he applied for an immigrant visa, which was denied due to his prior deportation. In 1980, he reentered the U.S. without permission and later applied for permission to reapply for admission, which was denied by the INS. The court noted that Garay did not surrender to authorities or show evidence of character reformation.

Garay, a native and citizen of El Salvador, illegally entered the United States in 1976 in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1251(a)(2) and, on February 4, 1977, was deported from the United States at government expense. At the time of deportation, Garay was informed in writing and acknowledged receipt of the writing that any deported person who returns to the United States without first receiving permission commits a felony.

Issue

Did the INS abuse its discretion in denying Garay's application for permission to reapply for admission into the United States?

Rule

An alien seeking to reapply for admission has the burden of establishing that he merits a favorable exercise of discretion, and the denial of such an application is reviewed only for an abuse of discretion by the agency.

An alien seeking to reapply nunc pro tunc for admission into the United States has the burden of establishing that he merits a favorable exercise of discretion. Dragon v. I.N.S ., 748 F.2d 1304, 1306 (9th Cir. 1984) . The denial of an application for permission to reapply is reviewed only for an abuse of discretion by the agency. Murillo-Aguilera v. Rosenberg , 351 F.2d 289, 290 (9th Cir. 1965).

Analysis

The court analyzed the factors relevant to Garay's application, including his prior deportation, lack of moral character, and failure to demonstrate unusual hardship. The court concluded that the only factor in Garay's favor was his marriage to a permanent resident, which did not outweigh his significant violations of immigration laws. The court found that the INS did not abuse its discretion in denying the application.

The District Director, after consideration of Garay's basis for deportation, the recency of his deportation, the length of his legal residence in the United States, his moral character, his respect for law and order, evidence of Garay's reformation and rehabilitation, his family responsibilities, the hardship to Garay and others, and the need for Garay's services in the United States found that the only factor in Garay's favor was that Garay was the [**4] spouse of a permanent resident. The District Director found that Garay had failed to establish unusual hardship for himself or others. The District Director decided that in light of Garay's disregard for and abuse of the immigration laws of the United States, the [*13] sole factor weighing in Garay's favor did not warrant the favorable exercise of the Attorney General's discretion.

Conclusion

The court granted the INS's motion for summary judgment, concluding that the INS did not abuse its discretion in denying Garay's application for permission to reapply for admission.

The INS did not abuse its discretion in denying the application for permission to reapply for admission. Summary judgment is hereby granted in favor of the INS.

Who won?

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) prevailed in the case because the court found that Garay's violations of immigration laws and lack of evidence of character reformation justified the denial of his application.

The court granted the motion of the INS for summary judgment.

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