6th Circ. Tells BIA To Apply New 'Purpose Or Benefit' Test

By Kelly Knaub (December 2, 2016, 7:50 PM EST) -- The Sixth Circuit on Thursday ordered the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider the removal appeal of an unauthorized immigrant who alleged he did not falsely misrepresent his citizenship, telling it to apply the framework set out in a recent case for assessing whether such misrepresentations can lead to deportation....

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