Legal Opinion
Ruiz-Almanzar v. Ridge
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 8, 2007No. Docket 05-4380-AGPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATZMANN, Circuit Judge.
In 1996, Congress amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) to provide that certain discretionary relief under § 212(c) would no longer be available to aliens who are “deportable by reason of having committed” any of a number of specified criminal offenses. 8 U.S.C. § 1182(c) (repealed 1996). Petitioner, an alien deportable under this provision, claims that he is nonetheless eligible for § 212(c) relief if he applies for it simultaneous with an application for adjustment of his immigration status. We disagree, and hold that § 212(c) relief is not available to…
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