Interim Decision_#2397 

MATTER: OF JOQUIN 

In Deportation Proceedings 

A-19672307 

Decided by Board June 11, 1975 

(1) Respondent, deported in July, 1972, as a nonimmigrant visitor who remained longer, 

returned to the United States in December, 1972, and was admitted as a nonimmigrant 

visitor, although he had never obtained permission to reapply for admission after his 

prior deportat on. He argues he was never informed of the need to obtain permission to 

reapply, and tut deportation is barred by section 241(1) of the Act. Nothing in the Act 

requires the Service to notify respondent that he needed permission to reapply for 

admission after deportation. 

(2) Respondent was properly held deportable, with section 241(1) held not applicable to a 

nonimmigrant "overstay" or to an alien excludable at entry under section 212(a)(17) for 

having failed to obtain permission-to reapply for admission. In Reid v. INS, 420 U.S. 

619, 95 S. Ct 1164 (1975), the Supreme Court indicated that section 211(f) cannot 

benefit an alien charged under section 241(a)(2) as having remained beyond the authorized lengtz of his stay. Also, section (a)(1) charge based on section 212(a)(19) or 

section 211(a) charge similar to that at issue in INS v. Errico, 385 U.S. 214 (1966). 

Section 241(1) of the Act does not preclude the deportation of an alien under section 

241(a)(1), where the basis for the charge is excludability under section 212(a)(17) of the 

Act. 

CHARGES: 

Order: Act of 1952—Section 241(a)(1)[8 U.S.C. 1251(aX1)}—Excludable—arrested 

and deported, no permission to reapply for admission. 

Lodged: Act of 1952—Section 241(a)(2) [8 U.S.C. 1251(a)(2)I—Nonimmigrant 

—remained longer. 

ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT: Peter Id. Siegel, Esquire 

204 West Seventh Street 

Wilmington, Delaware 19801 

In a decision dated March 19, 1974, the immigration judge ordered the 

respondent d sported from the United States. The respondent has appealed from that decision. The appeal will be dismissed. 

The respor. dent is a native of Bermuda and a citizen of the United 

Kingdom. He was deported from the United States in July of 1972 as a 

nonimmigrant, visitor who had remained beyond the authorized length of 

his stay. He last returned to the United States in December of 1972 and 

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was admitted as a visitor authorized to remain until February 20, 1973. 

Although admitted as a visitor in December of 1972, the respondent has 

never obtained permission to reapply for admission after his deportation 

in July of 1972. 

The Service alleges that the respondent is deportable as a nonimmigrant "overstay" under section 241(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and is deportable under section 241(a)(1) as an alien 

excludable at entry under section 212(a)(17) for having failed to obtain 

permission to reapply for admission. 

The respondent has admitted the factual allegations contained in the 

order to show cause. He argues, however, that he was never informed of 

the need to obtain permission to reapply, and that his deportation is 

precluded by virtue of section 241(1) of the Act. 

The record fails to indicate whether the respondent was informed prior 

to his return that he needed permission to reapply for admission. However, the Act places no requirement on the Service to so inform a 

deported alien. The respondent's lack of knowledge does not preclude a 

finding of deportability. The respondent was excludable at entry as 

alleged by the Service. 

Moreover, section 241(1) does not benefit the respondent with respect 

to either charge of deportability. In Reid v. INS, 420 U.S. 619, 95 S. et. 

1164 (1975), the Supreme Court held that section 241(1) did not benefit an 

alien who had entered the United States under a false claim to United 

States citizenship and wh n was charged with deportability as an alien who 

had entered without inspection under section 241(a)(2) of the Act. 

The Supreme Court's opinion in Reid also indicates that section 241(1) 

cannot benefit an alien charged under section 241(a)(2) as one who has 

remained beyond the authorized length of his stay. See also CabucoFlores v. INS, 477 F.2d 108 (C.A. 9, 1973), cert. denied in companion case 

of Mangabat v. INS, 414 U.S. 841(1973); Preux v. INS, 484 F.2d 396 

(C.A. 10, 1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 916 (1973); Milande v. INS, 484 

F.2d 774 (C.A. 7, 1973); Cortez—Flores v. INS, 500 F.2d 178 (C.A. 5, 

1974). The Supreme Court's discussion of section 241(f) in Reid further 

indicates that section 241(f) will only prevent an alien's deportation on a 

section 241(a)(1) charge which is based either on section 212(a)(19), or on a 

section 211(a) charge similar to the charges at issue iniNS v. Errico, 385 

U.S. 214 (1966). Section 241(1) therefore does not preclude the respondent's deportation on the charge based on section 212(a)(17). See also De 

Vargas v. INS, 409 F.2d 335 (C.A. 5, 1968), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 895 

(1969); Haines Herrera v. Rosenberg, 463 F.2d 451 (C.A. 9, 1972). 

The respondent's deportability on the charges alleged by the Service 

has been established by clear, convincing and unequivocal evidence. His 

deportation is not barred by section 241(1). 

The immigration judge denied the respondent's application for voluntary departure in the exercise of discretion. The immigration judge's 

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decision sets. forth the adverse factors present in the respondent's ease, 

and our review of the record satisfies us that the immigration judge's 

discretionary denial of voluntary departure was proper. 

The decision of the immigration judge was correct. 

ORDER: The appeal is dismissed. 

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