Legal Opinion

CHAVEZ-ALVAREZ

Board of Immigration Appeals

Decided July 1, 2014No. ID 3797PublishedCited by 6 opinions

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(BIA 2014) Interim Decision #3797 Matter of Jose Juan CHAVEZ-ALVAREZ, Respondent Decided March 14, 2014 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) Adjustment of status constitutes an “admission” for purposes of determining an alien’s removability under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) (2012), as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony “at any time after admission.” Matter of Rosas,

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(BIA 1999), reaffirmed. (2) An element listed in a…

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