Opinion ID: 3048124
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Heading: Marital and Immigration History

Text: Before discussing Alhuay’s testimony at her multiple hearings, we review the facts revealed in certain documents and declarations. Alhuay is a Peruvian citizen. In 1975, Alhuay married Carlos Saldana in Peru. In 1990, Alhuay entered the United States without documentation or inspection. In 1992, while still married to Saldana, Alhuay married José Diaz in the United States. In February 1993, Alhuay and Diaz were divorced. In April 1993, Alhuay married Abel Quesnay, a lawful permanent resident, in Nevada. In her 1993 application for a marriage license to Quesnay, Alhuay stated that this was her second marriage and that her first marriage ended in 2 divorce in February 1993.1 During their marriage, Quesnay and Alhuay had one son together, Jesse Quesnay. In April and May 1993, Quesnay prepared and filed a Petition for Alien Relative on Alhuay’s behalf. In April 1993, Alhuay signed a “Biographic Information” form, which was filed in connection with her 1993 Petition for Alien Relative. That form had a blank space to fill in the names of “FORMER HUSBANDS AND WIVES.” The statement “NEVER MARRIED BEFORE” was written in that blank. In October 1995, Alhuay filed for special immigrant status as a selfpetitioning spouse of an abusive citizen or lawful permanent resident (Quesnay). Her self-petition was approved in August 1996. In February 1997, Alhuay and Quesnay were divorced, and the Superior Court of King County, Washington, issued a restraining order against Quesnay as a result of domestic violence against Alhuay. In May 1997, Alhuay again married Quesnay in Nevada. In her second, 1997 application for a license to marry Quesnay, Alhuay stated that this was her 1 Presumably, this is a reference to Alhuay’s marriage to Diaz, whom she divorced in February 1993. 3 second marriage and that her first marriage ended in divorce in February 1997.2 In October 1997, Alhuay applied to adjust her status to lawful permanent resident based on her approved self-petition. The application to adjust her status asked about prior arrests. Alhuay listed one arrest for driving under the influence and one for a domestic-violence incident. In support of her application to adjust her status, Alhuay signed and submitted a “Biographic Information” form dated October 22, 1997. The form lists Quesnay, Diaz, and Saldana as former husbands. In December 1997, Alhuay’s application to adjust her status to lawful permanent resident was approved based on her being the battered “spouse” of Abel Quesnay, a lawful permanent resident. In March 2000, Alhuay and Quesnay were divorced again, and Alhuay obtained another restraining order against Quesnay. In 2005, Alhuay obtained a final Peruvian decree of divorce from Saldana, based on proceedings begun in 2003.3 In 2005, Alhuay applied for naturalization. 2 Presumably, this is a reference to Alhuay’s marriage to Quesnay, whom she divorced in February 1997. 3 The record below contains a declaration, dated July 1996, which Alhuay claims was filed in support of her self-petition. In the 1996 declaration, Alhuay stated that she was divorced from Saldana in 1978, she could not locate a copy of the divorce decree, a flood in Peru had destroyed the records years earlier, and her daughter in Peru was trying to obtain a copy of the decree. The 1996 declaration does not bear a stamp or notation indicating that it was received by any government agency. Further, the evidence shows that Alhuay was not divorced from Saldana until 2005. 4 In 2006, Alhuay married Luis Condori. Alhuay remains married to Condori.