SACK, Circuit Judge. The petitioner, Jose Joaquin-Porras, entered the United States from Costa Rica in 1991 under a temporary work visa. He resided in this country continuously, except for a few brief excursions to Costa Rica pursuant to “paroles” granted by the Immigration and Naturalization , Service (“INS”), until the INS initiated removal proceedings against him in 2000. On Ja…
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