In 2019, the IJ found Ms. Salim procured asylum through willful misrepresentation. See Matter of Valdez, 27 I. &N. Dec. 496, 498 (B.I.A. 2018). Relying primarily on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) search of Ms. Salim's Fingerprint Identification Number (FIN) and a report from the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Identification Number (US-VISIT)

While the BIA has described the presumption as a "strong" one, it recognizes that it can be "rebutted." Matter of Valdez, 27 I. & N. Dec. 496, 499 (B.I.A. 2018).

His sworn representation “establishes a strong presumption that he [knew] the contents of the application and has assented to them.” In re Valdez, 27 I. & N. Dec. 496, 499 (BIA 2018).

While an applicant's signature establishes only a presumption that he is aware of the application's contents, "an alien may not deliberately avoid reading the application . . . in an attempt to circumvent the presumption." Matter of Valdez, 27 I. & N. Dec. 496, 499 (BIA 2018). Qadir asks the Court not to attribute to him the lies contained in that form because Qadir actively chose not to verify the contents of the form before signing.