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from petitioner. When Mr. Khalil Aly arrived in Florida to meet
petitioner in early 2001, he announced to her that although he
was no longer married to his wife in Egypt, “however” an Egyptian
court had issued an order that he remit all of the wages that he
might earn in the United States to his former wife and their six
children. Petitioner testified that shortly after Mr. Khalil Aly
arrived in the United States, she and he were married by a clerk
of a court somewhere in Florida. Petitioner did not testify
about any of the details surrounding the marriage ceremony or
provide any documentation proving that a marriage ceremony took
place.
After their initial meeting and purported marriage ceremony
in Florida, petitioner and Mr. Khalil Aly moved to Delaware.
They lived together there from approximately April 2001 to
January 2003. During the 21 months that they resided in
Delaware, petitioner testified that Mr. Khalil Aly made
approximately three extended trips back to Egypt. He was gone
for approximately 2 months during each trip. Near the time of
each of these trips, Mr. Khalil Aly would offer petitioner an
elaborate reason for his travel. These reasons included a life-
saving operation for one of his daughters and training that he
was required to undergo to become the next “Egyptian Medical
Ambassador to the United States.” According to petitioner, on
each trip made to Egypt Mr. Khalil Aly would take with him large
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