Legal Opinion

Oanh Nguyen v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 21, 2013No. 12-60364UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Oanh Nguyen filed two petitions for review from orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) that have been combined into the present appeal. Because we find that we have no jurisdiction to hear her challenge to the BIA’s determination that she is not eligible for an Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) § 212(h) waiver and because we agree with the BIA’s determination that a § 209(c) waiver does not apply to refugees who have already adjusted to lawful permanent resident (“LPR”) status, we DISMISS in part and DENY in part.

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Oanh Nguyen, a native and citizen of Vietnam,…

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  4. Yu Zhao v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by2 opinions

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