Opinion ID: 420974
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: George's Case

Text: 6 To establish that a nonimmigrant is deportable as an overstay, the INS must show by clear and convincing evidence, Woodby v. INS, 385 U.S. 276, 286, 87 S.Ct. 483, 488, 17 L.Ed.2d 362 (1966), that he was admitted as a nonimmigrant for a temporary period, that the period has elapsed, and that he has not departed. See Torabpour v. INS, 694 F.2d 1119, 1122 (8th Cir.1982); Tsao v. INS, 538 F.2d 667, 668 (5th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 906, 97 S.Ct. 1176, 51 L.Ed.2d 582 (1977). Only the grant of an extension of stay can prevent an overstay from being deportable. See Torabpour v. INS, 694 F.2d at 1122. 7 The INS has clearly established that George is deportable as an overstay. The administrative record demonstrates that George entered the United States on September 25, 1976, as a nonimmigrant student authorized to remain until October 25, 1978. He applied for an extension of stay on August 28, 1978, but his application was denied, and he was advised to leave by November 25, 1978. Hence, from November 25, 1978, to the present, his presence in the country has been unauthorized. 8 This Court lacks jurisdiction to consider the argument that the INS denied George due process by giving him untimely notice of its denial of an extension of stay. George and Rosemary brought this petition under 8 U.S.C. 1105a(a) (1976 & Supp. V 1981), which grants this Court exclusive jurisdiction over final orders of deportation, orders entered during deportation proceedings, and orders incident to a motion to reopen such proceedings. Cheng Fan Kwok v. INS, 392 U.S. 206, 212-13, 88 S.Ct. 1970, 1974-1975, 20 L.Ed.2d 1037 (1968); Tarabpour v. INS, 694 F.2d at 1121 & n. 8; Daneshvar v. Chauvin, 644 F.2d 1248, 1250 (8th Cir.1981). In arguing that he did not receive timely notice, George is attempting to challenge the District Director's decisions to deny him an extension of stay and not to reinstate his student status. These decisions were collateral to his deportation proceeding, 2 and hence are not reviewable under Section 1105a(a).