. See Matter of Gomez-Beltran, 26 I. & N. Dec. 765, 767 (BIA 2016). "Willful misrepresentations made for other reasons, such as embarrassment, fear, or a desire for privacy, were not deemed sufficiently culpable to brand the applicant as someone who lacks good moral character."

Absent some explanation for a false statement, an IJ may infer an intent to obtain immigration benefits. See Matter of Gomez-Beltran, 26 I. &N. Dec. 765, 769-70 (B.I.A. 2016). And the IJ here rejected Marmolejo's explanation that he did not remember being in Mexico from June through December 2000-which differs from his current explanation-stating, "While the Court appreciates that perhaps one stop [by immigration officials] may have been a slip of memory, a total of 10 stops over a 9 month time period and a duration of time living on the streets in Juarez, is not a slip of memory."