Legal Opinion
Popescu-Mateffy v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 2, 2012No. 11-2192PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Andrei Popescu-Mateffy petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or “Board”) determining that Popeseu-Mateffy’s state conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia in a motor vehicle renders him ineligible for waiver of inadmissibility under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 212(h), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h). We deny the petition.
I. Background
Popescu-Mateffy, a native and citizen of Romania, was admitted to the United States on August 22, 2005, as a nonimmigrant, temporary skilled worker. Although he was authorized to remain in the United States for a period…
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