Yet. the INS Govemment Attorneys have coldly rejected each overture for clemency. First. by insisting that the harsher "exceptional and compelling circumstances" standard applies and that these circumstances were neither exceptional nor compelling. Second. by stating that the family was not statutorily eligible for permanent residence because they overstayed the Board of Immigration Appeals December 17. 2002 Order granting a 30day voluntary departure period even though the INS has never responded to the extension requests and even though the family timely pursued their Petition for Review rights to the 4th Circuit which only enforced the Boards Order on November 10. 2003. Therefore. today I have introduced a Private Bill that will enable Judith Tanjoh and the Tikum children to obtain permanent residency. I hope my action today will help bring this heartbreaking story to a close.
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