O-J-O

Citations

• 21 I. & N. Dec. 381

Syllabus

O-J-O-, 21 I&N Dec. 381 (BIA 1996) ID 3280 (PDF) Suspension of deportation was granted where the 24-year-old Nicaraguan respondent lived in the United States since the age of 13, was educated in this country, speaks English fluently, is fully assimilated into American life and culture, is involved in various activities in this country, runs a small trucking business, has no other means of obtaining lawful permanent resident status, and if deported, would return to a country where economic and political conditions were difficult.