Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit July 24, 2003, No. 02-2841 (Orobio v. Ashcroft)

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Domingo Rellamas Orobio, a native and citizen of the Philippines, entered the United States in 1987 as a seaman in transit but overstayed his visa.1 The Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) initiated deportation proceedings against him pursuant to former Immigration & Nationality Act § 241(a)(1)(B), 8 U.S.C.