Fraud & Misrepresentation Ground of Inadmissibility

Inadmissibility for fraud or misrepresentation under section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(C)(i) (2018).

Willful Misrepresentation

Matter of O-M-O-, 28 I&N Dec. 191, 196 (BIA 2021)

Cooper v. Harris, 137 S. Ct. 1455, 1465 (2017)

Matter of MENSAH, 28 I&N Dec. 288 (BIA 2021)

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Materiality of a Statement

See Matter of Munroe, 26 I&N Dec. 428, 430 (BIA 2014).

Matter of MENSAH, 28 I&N Dec. 288 (BIA 2021)

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Authority to Inquire into Bona Fides of Marriage at Adjustment of Status

See MARRIAGE FRAUD for more on this.

Matter of Bosuego

Matter of Bosuego, 17 I&N Dec. 125 (BIA 1979, 1980)

In Matter of Bosuego, the Board concluded that the materiality requirement in former section 212(a)(19) was satisfied if one of the following was true:

1. “The alien is excludable on the true facts”; or

2. “The misrepresentation tends to shut off a line of inquiry which is relevant to the alien’s eligibility and which might well have resulted in a proper determination that he be excluded.” Id. at 127.

Matter of Y-L-

Matter of Y-L-, 24 I&N Dec. 151, 159 (BIA 2007) [PDF version]

Matter of D-R-

Matter of D-R-, 25 I&N Dec. 445 (BIA 2011) (“Matter of D-R- 2011”) [PDF version]

Matter of KAGUMBAS, 28 I&N Dec. 400 (BIA 2021)

An Immigration Judge has the authority to inquire into the bona fides of a marriage when considering an application for adjustment of status under section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1255(a) (2018).

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